Enigmatic Fossils Fill Missing Chapters in Story of Earth’s First Fishes

Feb 3, 2026 - 15:30
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Enigmatic Fossils Fill Missing Chapters in Story of Earth’s First Fishes
Paleolophus yunnanensis, a species of lungfish that swam in the South Chinese seas 410 million years ago. Image credit: Brian Choo, Flinders University.

In two separate studies, paleontologists in Australia and China examined the fossilized remains of enigmatic Devonian lungfish with cutting-edge imaging, revealing overlooked anatomical details and deepening our understanding of early vertebrate evolution.

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