Puerto Rico specimen reveals new giant isopod species that went unrecognized for decades

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What happened

A giant isopod from Puerto Rico, rediscovered in the depository of the University of Tübingen's Paleontological Collection, has turned out to be a previously unknown species.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:40:01 UTC.

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