A new species of coelacanth fish has been discovered in Texas. The species is now the youngest coelacanth from Texas; fish jaw and cranial material indicate a new family — Dipluridae — that was evolutionary transition between two previously known families. Pieces of tiny fossil skull found in Fort Worth have been identified as 100 […]
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100-Million-Year-Old Coelacanth Fish Discovered in Texas Is New Species from Cretaceous
October 25th, 2012 Riffin