The sturdy armor of the dragon fish (Polypterus senegalus) has kept this tough, ancient species going for 96 million years – since the Cretaceous! Each scale that covers its long body has multiple ...
A team of MIT engineers is hoping to develop tomorrow’s body armor today with a fish whose family tree stretches back 96 million years. Called the Polypterus senegalus, or “dinosaur eel” to layman ...