Scientists have discovered in South Africa the remains of a fish with giant fangs. She lived on Earth about 360 million years ago and probably could prey on human ancestors, according to the Independent..

According to the researchers, the ancient fish could reach a length of up to 2.5 meters. Scientists managed to find the skull, lower jaw, gill cover and shoulder girdle of an ancient creature. These remains suggest that the fish - Hyneria udlezinye - was probably a formidable predatory species of ancient bony fish called tristychopterids..

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The creature had " She probably fed on four-legged animals that modern humans evolved from..

“There were rows of small teeth in the mouth, as well as pairs of large fangs that could probably reach five centimeters in the largest individuals,” said Per Ahlberg, co-author of the study from Uppsala University in Sweden..

Previously, the remains of a species of the same genus were found in the United States..

But the new discovery is the first evidence that such fish lived off the coast of Gondwana at the end of the Devonian period, 383-359 million years ago..

The fish probably disappeared during the Devonian mass extinction about 359 million years ago.. This event led to a dramatic change in the fish species that inhabited the ancient seas and lakes..

Previously, scientists have found in New Zealand the fossil remains of two previously unknown species of penguins.. And one of them was the largest bird of this species discovered so far..