European Knight
09-21-2015, 09:54 AM
Africa's earliest known coelacanth found in Eastern Cape
Grahamstown - More than 30 specimens of a new fossil species of coelacanth have been found near Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape, according to the University of the Witwatersrand.
An article describing the new species was published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society of London on Monday.
Here are five interesting facts about the discovery:
Africa's earliest known coelacanth found in Eastern Cape | News24 (http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Africas-earliest-known-coelacanth-found-in-Eastern-Cape-20150921)
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Dr Robert Gess excavates shale (Wits University)
Grahamstown - More than 30 specimens of a new fossil species of coelacanth have been found near Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape, according to the University of the Witwatersrand.
An article describing the new species was published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society of London on Monday.
Here are five interesting facts about the discovery:
Africa's earliest known coelacanth found in Eastern Cape | News24 (http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Africas-earliest-known-coelacanth-found-in-Eastern-Cape-20150921)
http://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/708/82a18ffa7857496f85807550826953a5.jpg
Dr Robert Gess excavates shale (Wits University)