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Feb 3 • 10:54 UTC • 🇪🇪 Estonia • Postimees

Scientists Discover GPS of Ancient Animals from Fossils

An international team of scientists discovered microscopic structures in ancient seabed sediments that resemble a complex internal compass, indicating that animals sensed Earth's magnetic field and learned to navigate with it nearly 100 million years ago.

#ancient animals #navigation #earth's magnetic field #fossils

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