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Ancient fish used their lungs to hear underwater, scientists reveal
- March 26, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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How did ancient fish perceive their environment in the deep sea? An international team led by scientists from the Natural History Museum of Geneva (MHNG) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) reveals that some coelacanths—fish living 240 million years ago—used their lungs to detect sounds underwater.
Originally published at Phys.org