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[Fossils & History] A rare find! (thanks Leelan) --tonmo

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Start date May 13, 2015

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May 13, 2015

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A rare find! (thanks Leelan)
--tonmo

Fossil Ink Sacs Yield Jurassic Pigment—A First
news.nationalgeographic.com
Still soft ink sacs from 160-million-year-old squidlike animals have yielded pigment matching that of modern cuttlefish.

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