A 32-million-year-old leatherback sea turtle fossil discovered by a family fishing in Alabama has been declared a new species. The fossil was found by the Coleman family, comprised of the father Adam, the wife, Adrienne, and the two children, Talah and Corey. Not knowing what species the fossil was, the family kept it a secret for more than a year. It was a new genus and species of leatherback turtle and is currently one of the most intact fossil leatherback turtle shells in the Western hemisphere, according to the The Poarch Band of Creek Indians press release. Opportunities like this weave our voice into history and ensure it’s never forgotten,” Samatha Martin, Creek Language Coordinator for the Poarch Creek Indians said in the news release.