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Two horny beasts have been caught shagging in the missionary position - 165 million years after they started. Chinese scientists found a fossil of two froghopper insects in the middle of what newspapers might euphemistically term a "sex act". The sweethearts were killed by poisonous gas as they went at it, before sinking to …

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  1. PaulyV

    "About 33 examples of copulating insect fossils have been dug up. Until now, the oldest was two lustful midges who were immortalised in Lebanese amber for 135 million years."

    Who was Lebanese amber?

    1. TeeCee Gold badge
      Coat

      Lebanese Amber is the low-tar version of Lebanese Red.

      1. mraak

        Similar to Ketama Gold

  2. sisk
    Coat

    At least they die happy, doing what they loved.

    Yes, I know. I'm going.

  3. pete 22
    Coat

    Now *that's* what I call

    coitus interruptus

    1. frank ly

      Re: Now *that's* what I call

      No, it's coitus continuous.

  4. Lars Silver badge
    Holmes

    Next

    Now that we have proof of that we have to find proof of a masturbating fossil.

    1. PaulyV

      Re: Next

      http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/max_mosley_hookers_orgy_sadomasochism_video_streisand_effect/

    2. Ginolard

      Re: Next

      I'm 45 years old and still partake. Does that count?

  5. Thomas 4

    "Oh honey, I wish this moment would never end..."

    Caveat emptor.

  6. CatoTheCat
    Happy

    Seen'd it!

    http://www.pbfcomics.com/257/

  7. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Did the earth move for you?

    With 33 examples of fossilised fooking already known when can geologists get their hands on an absolutely filthy palaeontology textbook?

    1. Don Jefe

      Re: Did the earth move for you?

      Somebody should do a website, specifically of fossils fucking. It would make a great coffee table artsy photo book too.

      1. Nigel 11

        Re: Did the earth move for you?

        Should I invoke Rule 34 at this point?

  8. Don Jefe

    That person has examined half a million fossils? That's a lot of fossil examining. That's a lot of anything examining... Even many years ago when I ran an eight year experiment on the effects of cannabis, mushrooms and bourbon I don't think I looked at my hands 500,000 times, and I did a lot of looking at my hands then :)

  9. Anonymous Coward
    Go

    The female insect's last words probably were...

    You're almost there, honey!

    (At least they didn't have inconvenient phone calls back then!)

  10. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    I know I asked for

    a male who could stay hard for more than 5 minutes, but 165millions is ridiculous

  11. PM.
    Pint

    Thank you El Reg ..

    RUMPY-PUMPY .. with you I learn new bits of English every day !

  12. Martin Budden Silver badge
    Headmaster

    The term "sex act" is not a euphemism. One example of a euphemism is "playing hide-the-sausage".

  13. Charles Manning

    Bah!

    Where's the Playmobil?

    1. Mussie (Ed)

      Re: Bah!

      playmobil... screw that wheres the god dam pic

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