Scientists Unearth Giant Fish That Likely Ate Our Human Ancestors
A study published Wednesday introduced us to a new species of giant fish that may have eaten our human ancestors.
The study, published in PLOS One, describes a 350-million-year-old enormous fish that reigned in our oceans long before the dinosaurs. The creature has distinct, deadly fangs that allowed it to hunt in river waterways in the ancient supercontinent Gondwana. Its remains were found in a fossil assemblage near Makhanda/Grahamstown, South Africa.
At up to 9-feet in length, it is the largest boney fish on record from the time period (Late Devonian) and is regarded as predatory. These features and behaviors prompted researchers to name it Hyneria udlezinye, or “one who eats others.”
Hyneria udlezinye, or the 'one who consumes others,' went extinct about 360 million years ago, but not before becoming a top predator. https://t.co/FJdblZtNfj
— Popular Science (@PopSci) February 24, 2023
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