Alongside it were aquariums filled with biotopes transplanted from Claude Monet's ponds, a sculpture heated to the temperature of the human body, and a video of 30 - million - year -
old copulating insects preserved in amber.
The Dawn of the Deed By John A. Long When paleontologist Long spotted a set of tiny bones inside a 380 - million - year -
old fossilized fish, he not only discovered the
oldest known embryos, he also found the earliest known evidence of animals
copulating directly, rather than releasing sperm and eggs to meet in the open sea.