Gars are the ultimate living fossils, having changed at an incredibly ... by 100 million years of evolution can still interbreed. Alligator gars (Atractosteus spatula) and longnose gars ...

A tooth unearthed by a seven-year-old boy at a fossil festival has been identified as being a rare find from an ancient mammal. James, from Wareham in Dorset found the tooth in sand brought for ...

Alligator gars are also among the ultimate "living fossils" — species that have barely changed for millions of years. A 2024 ...