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Samadhi · +1

I'm only finding The Sun as source for this so far, so consider me dubious. But if true all I can say is HOLY CRAP!
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Zag · Unintentionally offensive old coot

Well, they also carry this story -- Gorilla on Mars -- so they aren't exactly a hard science news organization.

Sure enough, here's a more serious treatment of the story:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/29/MN721D6AQU.DTL&type=science

The basic point is that a lot of Mars is covered by gypsum, and they had previously felt it was hopeless to look for fossils in it. However, recently, they did find some fossils in some gypsum in the Mediterranean Sea (and dating back 6 million years, to a time when it was dry land). Therefore, since we know it is possible to find fossils in gypsum after all, we shouldn't consider it hopeless to look in that material on Mars.

Here's the quote, below, but they are clearly talking about the gypsum from the Mediterranean Sea, not on Mars.

Samadhi · +1

I'd noticed the gorilla thing so yeah I was pretty dubious. Thanks for the research.
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Aga* · Guest

The Sun, here in Blighty, is an upper class version of the Yankee ' Weekly World News'.
We don't take much of it seriously............except page 3 Extreme Delectation

Lepton* · Guest

As you might have suspected, Page 3 is dedicated to the female gender.