Tag: lungfish
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Fossil Friday #124: Mazon Creek Lungfish Scale
This is “Fossil Friday” post #124. Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website. We will post any fossil pictures you send in to esconi.info@gmail.com. Please include a short description or story. Check the #FossilFriday Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world! Saturday, August 27th and Sunday August 28th were…
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365-Million-Year-Old Lungfish Unearthed in South Africa
Sci-News has a story about a recently discovered Lungfish from South Africa. The new fish, called Isityumzi mlomomde, lived about 365 million years ago during the Devonian period in what is now modern day South Africa. Lungfish origins stretch back about 410 million years ago to the early Devonian. Details on this new find can…
