Daily Dispatch 12/8/25.The genus of an ancient fossil fish discovered at Waterloo Farm has officially been changed.Discoveries like this highlight just how important the Waterloo Farm Lagerstätte is for understanding the evolution of early vertebrates #WaterlooFarm #Devonian #Palaeontology #Makhanda

Acanthodian fauna of the Upper Devonian Waterloo Farm Lagerstätte, South Africa The rich and diverse fauna of the Famennian Waterloo Farm Lagerstätte of the Eastern Cape, South Africa includes acanthodian-grade stem chondrichthyans, with at least two diplacanthiforms and one a...

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Bathurst's backyard treasure trove - Talk of the Town World-renowned Albany Museum verterbrate paleontologist, Dr Rob Gess, enthralled U3A members  at the Settlers Park Don Powis Hall with a presentation on the  famous  Waterloo Farm lagerstӓtte (excepti...

#palaeontology #SouthAfrica #Devonian #RobGess #tetrapods #vertebrates #WaterlooFarm “This fossil site provides our only comprehensive window into life in polar regions 365 million years ago. At the time Africa was part of the supercontinent Gondwana".
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