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VideoNew fossil discovery challenges “Living fossil” label for coelacanths

New fossil discovery challenges “Living fossil” label for coelacanths

A groundbreaking discovery in Western Australia has unveiled a new species of coelacanth, Ngamugawi wirngarri.

Found in the famed Gogo Formation, the 380-million-year-old fossil sheds fresh light on the evolution of these fascinating fish.

Long thought to be “living fossils” due to their ancient lineage and seemingly unchanged form, this study reveals a more dynamic story.

Coelacanths, while evolving rapidly in the Devonian period …

Source video: Flinders University on YouTube

Source image: christels / Pixabay

Source: theconversation.com

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