From the website:
The first fossils of half-billion-year-old clusters of soft-shelled eggs have been found preserved in a strange new way in south China — some of the eggs were even caught in the act of dividing.
The three-dimensional clusters of petrified eggs from invertebrate animals that lived in a sea 501 million to 510 million years ago are preserved in silica — glass essentially. Jih-Pai Lin, an Ohio State University paleontologist, explained this is a totally unexpected way for soft eggs to fossilize and survive for eons.
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No fetus can beat us
Oddly enough he was run over by a tank during military exercises, the corparal-chef who was in comand of the tank was named:....Chespont.
Would've said for cutting branches if the edges weren't dull...... uhm.. so I'll guess....
Tool for handling hot metal pipes? :P
Lew
Lew may also be correct, they could be used to hold the crucible as well.
Can't wait to find out if I'm right!
You, me and just about every male who looked at the picture thought that.
It just looks like tongs you can use for anything you need tongs for: hold something hot, remove a big bullet, deliver a baby, cut of a ball or two, stripping some leaves, pour some acid, pick your nose or a pocket. Great invention, tongs.
i say this is or was the tool... for ... ähem eunuch?