4700万年前乌龟交配化石出土 维持交配姿势(图)

据台湾《联合报》21日报道，德国知名的梅塞尔化石坑近日出土了几对乌龟交配的化石。这些乌龟应是在4700万年前在湖面交配时，因水底释出有毒的火山气体而沉入水下死亡。U5URainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语

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德国梅塞尔化石坑出土的乌龟交配化石。U5URainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语

中新网6月21日电 据台湾《联合报》21日报道，德国知名的梅塞尔化石坑近日出土了几对乌龟交配的化石。这些乌龟应是在4700万年前在湖面交配时，因水底释出有毒的火山气体而沉入水下死亡。U5URainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
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据悉，其中两对乌龟死亡瞬间还维持交配的姿势。德国图宾根大学的乔埃斯教授表示，“今天，我们还可以在东非的部分火山湖看到这种现象。这些湖泊每隔数百年就会突然喷出大量的二氧化碳，情况类似开香槟。这时候，周围的一切生命都会中毒。”U5URainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
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这些已经绝种的乌龟体长约20公分，雌乌龟的体型比雄乌龟稍大。过去30年来，共有九对乌龟的化石陆续在梅塞尔化石坑出土。U5URainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
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出土的乌龟化石大多紧密接触，如果分开，间隔也不超过30公分。乔埃斯说，“我们已经证明，这些成对的乌龟都是一公一母，而不是死亡时正在打斗的两只雄乌龟。”U5URainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
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报道称，这是目前已知唯一死亡瞬间仍然维持交配姿势的嵴椎动物化石实例。U5URainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语

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According to Taiwan's United Daily News reported on the 21st, the renowned German Messer fossil pit, recently unearthed a few fossil turtle mating. These turtles submersion deaths in 47 million years ago in the mating of the lake due to the underwater release toxic volcanic gases. Turtle mating fossils unearthed by German the Messer fossil pit. BEIJING, June 21 - According to Taiwan's United Daily News reported on the 21st, the renowned German Messer fossil pit, recently unearthed a few of the fossil turtle mating. These turtles submersion deaths in 47 million years ago in the mating of the lake due to the underwater release toxic volcanic gases.It is reported, of which two pairs of tortoise death instantly maintain the mating posture. Professor University of Tuebingen, Germany Joyce said, "Today, we can also see in the East African part of the volcanic lake of this phenomenon. These lakes every few hundred years will suddenly emit large amounts of carbon dioxide, the situation is similar to opening bottles of champagne. this time around and all life will be poisoned. "Now extinct tortoise body length of 20 cm, the female turtle's body is slightly larger than the male turtle. Over the past 30 years, a total of nine pairs of turtle fossils gradually unearthed in the Messel fossil pit.Turtle fossil unearthed mostly in close contact, if separate intervals of not more than 30 cm. Joyce said, "We have proved that these pairs of tortoise are one male and one female and two males are fighting not the death turtle."Reported that this is the only known death moment still maintain the mating posture crest vertebrates fossils instance.U5URainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语