Day: July 5, 2012

Turtles fossilized in sex embrace

June 19, 2012 | BBC News Science & Environment | By Jonathan Amos | Science correspondent – BBC News. Turtles killed as they were having sex and then fossilized in position have been described by scientists. The remains of the 47-million-year old animals were unearthed in the famous Messel Pit near Darmstadt, Germany. They were found as