New features in superdeformed nuclei observed with the new generation
of large gamma-lay detector arrays are presented. The first part gives
for the first time a microscopic scenario for the decay of a superdef
ormed band in the mass 130 region. The second part presents experiment
al evidence for a new type of symmetry, namely C-4 symmetry, in superd
eformed nuclei. A phenomenological study of how the staggering occurs
for a Y-44 deformation is discussed.