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The fossil in the picture is a double
aspect, negative-positive one.
Herring
Period: Eocene
Age: 50 million years
Region: Monte Bolca, Italy
Herrings are fish approximately 30 cm (12 inches) long that live in northern seas. Its body is flat-
tened at the sides, its back is blue-green in color and its stomach silver. They travel in large scho-
ols and feed on plankton. The fish has a life span of approximately 18 years. There are two spe-
cies of herring; one never leaves the sea, while the other comes to river mouths to breed.
Herring travel for long distances as plankton change location. At breeding time, they form scho-
ols consisting of millions of members. The eggs that attach to stones and seaweed form a layer 1
cm (0.39 inches) thick in some places. The baby herring that hatch from the eggs are hunted by
other animals. Therefore, although few grow to full size they again form large schools. The fact
that a herring fossil dating back 50 million years is identical to a herring living today proves to
the scientific world that evolution never happened.
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