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Kaia, a visiting researcher, measuring a coelacanth fossil. She is using a digital calliper. There is a camera set up above the fossil to enable Kaia to take photos of the specimen.

A close up of the Coelacanth Kaia is studying. It is sitting on a white background.

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Here is Kaia, a Masters student at UCL, measuring a fossil coelacanth from the Cretaceous which was found in Maidstone, Kent. Kaia studied a variety of bony fish to inform her research. 🐟

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