Sex and Death !

Turtles killed as they were having sex :

and then fossilised in position have been described by scientists.

The remains of the 47-million-year old animals :

were unearthed in the famous Messel Pit near Darmstadt, Germany....

They were found as male-female pairs.

In two cases, the males even had their tails tucked under their partners'

as would be expected from the coital position... ad:

The turtles were found in male-female pairs :