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Stunned Scientists Discover 'Magnetic' Mystery Creature Inside Ancient Fossil
Friday, Nov 28, 2025 - 01:45 AM
In a discovery that dramatically extends the known history of animal navigation, scientists have uncovered what appears to be the oldest direct evidence of creatures using Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves, dating back roughly 97 million years to the age of the dinosaurs, according to Space.com.
A magnetofossil detected by the team. (Image credit: Dr C.M. Martin-Jones)
The findings, published by Nature, center on unusually large microscopic fossils preserved in deep-sea sediments from the Cretaceous period. These "magnetofossils," chains of magnetic crystals, bear the unmistakable structural signatures of the same biological compass that allows modern salmon, sea turtles and migratory birds to cross oceans with uncanny precision.
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