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A fossil of a small sea creature extracted from a 425-million-year-old British rock formation is seen in this undated photo released by the magazine Science, Researchers say it is the oldest unequivocally male fossil known. The animal, a new member of a large species group called ostracode, was buried under volcanic ash which mineralized and retained an image of its soft body parts.

Author: CBS News Staff

Credit: AP