Ancient Scottish fish 'first to have sex'

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Ancient Scottish fish 'first to have sex'

Post by cronus » Sun Oct 19, 2014 6:41 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29661446

Ancient Scottish fish 'first to have sex'

Scientists believe they have discovered the origin of copulation.

An international team of researchers says a fish called Microbrachius dicki is the first-known animal to stop reproducing by spawning and instead mate by having sex.

The primitive bony fish, which was about 8cm long, lived in ancient lakes about 385 million years ago in what is now Scotland.

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Re: Ancient Scottish fish 'first to have sex'

Post by klr » Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:31 pm

Yes, but was it a true Scottish fish?

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Post by JimC » Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:42 pm

Probably happened after a night on the bevvies...
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Post by klr » Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:44 pm

JimC wrote:Probably happened after a night on the bevvies...
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Post by Hermit » Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:38 am

Microbrachius dicki :hehe:

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Post by pErvinalia » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:04 am

Well he was the first of his kind. Give the little fella a break!
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Re: Ancient Scottish fish 'first to have sex'

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:11 am

"Microbrachius dicki" actually translates as "Small Arm Dick" - or, more colloquially, "A cock like a baby's arm holding an apple!" :tea:
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Re: Ancient Scottish fish 'first to have sex'

Post by mistermack » Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:01 am

I thought that worms had sex long before there were fish.
But I suppose that's modern earthworms. I don't know how marine worms did it.
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Post by cronus » Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:14 pm



Fish porn. :nono:
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Post by JimC » Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:18 pm

Rationalia could have an "oldest genitals" competition...
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Post by piscator » Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:51 pm

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Post by The Curious Squid » Tue Oct 21, 2014 10:30 pm

JimC wrote:Rationalia could have an "oldest genitals" competition...
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