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'Living fossil' velvet worm species discovered in South Africa's arid Karoo region

Summary by Phys.org
In March 2022, Stellenbosch University (SU) student Rohan Barnard was out on a farm in the Swartberg Mountains between Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn, flipping over rocks looking for ants, reptiles and other critters, when he stumbled upon the finding of a lifetime.

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Phys.org broke the news in United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
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