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Scientists find 425-million-year-old penis 
HERFERDSHIRE, England, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Scientists in Herferdshire, England, Thursday announced the discovery of a 425-million-year-old fossilized penis, the oldest of its kind.
The fossil was preserved in volcanic ash at an undisclosed site that was once part of an ancient ocean.
The previous oldest specimen was 240 million years old.
Professor David Siveter of the University of Leicester said in the journal, Science, that it is extremely rare to find a fossil with so much soft tissue detail.
The penis of an ostracod can be as much as a third of the size of its entire body, scientists said.
It has been named Colymbosathon ecplecticos, which means "astounding swimmer with a large penis."
HERFERDSHIRE, England, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Scientists in Herferdshire, England, Thursday announced the discovery of a 425-million-year-old fossilized penis, the oldest of its kind.
The fossil was preserved in volcanic ash at an undisclosed site that was once part of an ancient ocean.
The previous oldest specimen was 240 million years old.
Professor David Siveter of the University of Leicester said in the journal, Science, that it is extremely rare to find a fossil with so much soft tissue detail.
The penis of an ostracod can be as much as a third of the size of its entire body, scientists said.
It has been named Colymbosathon ecplecticos, which means "astounding swimmer with a large penis."
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