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97-million-year-old fossils reveal the earliest known animal “GPS”

Mysterious 97-million-year-old magnetic fossils may be the oldest evidence of an animal using Earth’s magnetic field like a built-in GPS. Their sophisticated magnetic structure could have helped an unknown ocean creature navigate thousands of kilometers with surprising precision.

By ScienceDaily

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97-million-year-old fossils reveal the earliest known animal “GPS”
97-million-year-old fossils reveal the earliest known animal “GPS”

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