Materpiscis - the worlds oldest Mum
From the 375 million year old Gogo Formation comes the worlds oldest hard evidence for live-birth and internal fertilization (ie. real sex). The specimen - a pregnant placoderm fish with an embryo inside complete with permineralised umbilical cord (and possibly even the yolk sac). It also provided the opportunity for my second painting to be featured in Nature!
Long, J.A., Trinajstic, K., Young, G.C. & Senden, T. 2008. Live Birth in the Devonian. Nature 453, 650-652.
For more information (with CGI fish with my colour scheme) =
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