Re: 2 questions...

[Phil Bigelow <bigelowp@juno.com>]

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:44:33 -0500 Jordan Mallon
<jordan.mallon@gmail.com> writes:
> 1.  Can anyone point out any specific examples of preservation of
> vertebrate sex organs in the fossil record?  

Various fossil pinnipeds have been found with a preserved baculum.


> A citation would be 
> best,
> if it exists.

One example:
Mitchell, E. D. 1966.  The Miocene pinniped Allodesmus. California
University Publications in the Geological Sciences 61:1-46.


Of course there is also popular TV actor Scott Bacula, who in spite of
his last name, has no relevance to this discussion.

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