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New Species Of 15-Million-Year-Old Fossil Fish Found With Perfectly Preserved Belly Full Of Food
Fossilization is a tricky business; some species preserve only a few bones, while others are discovered with a ...
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Voters Crown the ‘World’s Ugliest Animal’ as New Zealand’s Fish of the Year
The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface.
A 15-million-year-old fossilized freshwater fish with preserved stomach contents is a newly discovered species
In an Australian first, researchers have described a new species of 15-million-year-old fossilized freshwater fish, ...
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Rare 15 million-year-old fish fossil discovered, stomach shockingly intact
“The discovery of the 15 million-year-old freshwater fish fossil offers us an unprecedented opportunity to understand ...
Fish are spinning to death in the Florida Keys—again. Why is history repeating?
After nine months, the strange behavior that claimed the lives of endangered sawfish is back. Here’s what we know about ...
15 million-year-old creature — with its last meal inside — is new species in Australia
Brock’s iron shield fish adds to the rich prehistoric history of McGraths Flat, and contributes to its classification as a ...
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Stunning Antarctic Sea Creatures Discovered after Iceberg Breaks Away
A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem ...
Blobfish overcomes notoriety as ‘world’s ugliest animal’ to win New Zealand’s ‘fish of the year’
It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the ...
3-foot-long river creature with ‘sharp’ teeth discovered as new species in Vietnam
During their surveys, the team found several unfamiliar-looking brown eels, the study said. They took a closer look at the ...
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15 million-year-old creature — with its last meal inside — is new species in Australia
A new species of prehistoric fish was found in iron-rich stone in southeastern Australia. Screengrab from Australia Museum's video What can fossils tell us about prehistoric life? The length of a ...