Researchers hope the "exquisitely preserved" fossil will cast new light on an enduring mystery in paleontology.

WHEN I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection, a librarian leaned over my laptop one day to share some lore. “Legend has it,” she said, “John James Audubon really collected ...

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Many coelacanth fossils are found flattened, shattered, and incomplete. "These are preserved in 3D, which permits us to look at the internal anatomy of the skull," says Cloutier. "We were able to ...