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97-million-year-old fossils reveal the earliest known animal “GPS”

97-Million-Year-Old Animal GPS Discovered
The earliest evidence of an internal ‘GPS’ system in an animal has been identified by researchers, which could help explain how modern birds and fish evolved the ability to use the Earth’s magnetic field to navigate long distances. Credit: Rich Harrison
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Automatically curated summary from ScienceDaily — Archaeology.

According to a report from ScienceDaily, mysterious 97-million-year-old magnetic fossils may represent the earliest known evidence of an animal utilizing Earth's magnetic field as a natural navigation system. Researchers suggest that the sophisticated magnetic structure found in these fossils could have enabled an unidentified ocean creature to navigate thousands of kilometers with remarkable precision. However, details remain limited based on the feed excerpt alone, leaving the exact identity of the creature unconfirmed.

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The identity of the ocean creature remains unknown, and claims regarding its potential navigation capabilities rely on interpretations of fossilized magnetic structures from a brief excerpt.

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