Ancient New Genus Of Coelacanth Discovered

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One of the coelacanth fossils. Wits University

It has only been a couple of weeks since worldwide excitement erupted over the discovery of a new human ancestor, but already South Africa has churned out yet another fascinating fossil find. A new genus and species of coelacanth has been unearthed from the Eastern Cape, representing the earliest specimens to have been found on the continent so far.