Triassic Coelacanths May Have Heard the Ocean with Their Lungs

Mar 30, 2026 - 10:45
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Triassic Coelacanths May Have Heard the Ocean with Their Lungs
Reconstruction of a Triassic coelacanth schematically showing the otophysic connection linking the ossified lung to the inner ear and enabling underwater hearing. Image credit: A. Beneteau & L. Cavin, MHNG.

An analysis of two 240-million-year-old coelacanth fossils suggests a bizarre sensory adaptation: an ossified lung that transmitted sound to the inner ear, offering new clues to how early vertebrates perceived their environment.

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