The corpse of the South American lungfish was found in a field in ArgentinaThe creatures live in swamps and burrow into holes in the mud. They can remain underground for years at a timeWhat is a South American lungfish? Experts later identified it from the photographs as a South American lungfish (epidosiren paradoxa) which can breathe air but is usually found in swamps and slow-moving waters. Experts later identified it from the photographs as a South American lungfish (epidosiren paradoxa) which can breathe air but is usually found in swamps and slow-moving waters. Scientists know relatively little about the South American lungfish which is found only in the Amazon, Paraguay, and lower Parana River basins in South America.

Source: Daily Mail February 21, 2019 18:15 UTC