Scientists Discover World’s Oldest Penis

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glasscastle - December 5, 2003 @ 9:49 pm · ESL Links


A 425-million-year-old fossil found in Herefordshire, England, may be
the oldest record of an animal that is unarguably male.

Scientists report
Friday in the journal Science that the tiny crustacean, only two-tenths
of an inch long, had an unmistakable penis. In their paper, the scientists
name the creature Colymbosathon ecplecticos, which they say means swimmer
with a large penis.

Coincidentally, Colymbosathon ecplecticos was the Dowbrigade’s nickname
when he played for the Harvard water polo team……

from The New York Times

1 Comment

  1. Tenpin

    October 30, 2007 @ 12:41 pm

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    Phew! I was scared this was gonna be a story about Larry King.