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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Mitchell

Fossil found of first ‘royal’ sturgeon to have lived in Africa

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A fossil of a sturgeon estimated to be more than 66 million years old is the first to be found in Africa.

The sturgeon, declared a “royal fish” by King Edward II in 1324, was previously thought to have only lived in the cooler waters of the northern hemisphere, excluding Africa.

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