97-million-year-old fossils reveal the earliest known animal “GPS”

Science Daily | Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:54:34 EDT

Ancient seas reveal,
Fossils tune to Earth’s pull,
Guiding journeys vast.

Mysterious 97-million-year-old magnetic fossils may be the oldest evidence of an animal using Earth’s magnetic field like a built-in GPS. Their sophisticated magnetic structure could have helped an unknown ocean creature navigate thousands of kilometers with surprising precision.

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