Devonian lurker finally named 10 years after its discovery

Poor Laccognathus embryi. After being discovered alongside a fossil of Tiktaalik roseae, a creature considered to be a missing link between fish and early limbed animals, it was put aside to be named at a later date. Now, finally, 10years and 22specimens later this large ambush predator has finally got a name. It lived in the cold, northern parts of Canada 375million years ago. Back then that part of the world enjoyed a quite warm subtropical environment, I hear its quite nice this time of year.

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