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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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Paleontologists Stumble Across 15-Million-Year-Old Fish Fossils That Are So Well Preserved, Their Last Meals Are Intact
Discovered in Australia, the fossils represent a new species that lived during the Miocene epoch and highlight how iron-rich ...
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Stunning New Fossil Find Shows Stomach Contents and Color of Ancient Fish
The site is classified as a "Lagerstätte" - a location that contains fossils of exceptional quality with remarkable detail.
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Fossilized fish up to 16 million years old found in Australia, with last meal still intact
The study team excavated multiple fossils containing F. brocksi, each entombed in goethite, an iron-rich mineral that maintained the fish in extraordinary detail. This rare fossilization process ...