Archive for September 5th, 2017

WFS News: ‘Living fossil fish’ not as old as we thought

@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Polypterids are weird and puzzling African fish that have perplexed biologists since they were discovered during Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt in the late 1700s. Often called living fossils, these eel-like misfits have lungs and fleshy pectoral fins, bony plates and thick scales reminiscent of ancient fossil fish, and […]