Scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of a new fish species called Ferruaspis brocksi, which lived 15 million ...

For decades, the coelacanthexisted only in fossil records—until one turned up in a South African fishing net. It was 1938 ...

Explore the fascinating discovery of the fish fossil Ferruaspis brocksi, revealing its diet and unique features from 15 ...

“The discovery of the 15 million-year-old freshwater fish fossil offers us an unprecedented opportunity to understand ...

The fish is thought to have been darker along ... mussel and is the first example of such an infection in the fossil record. “These juvenile mussels attach themselves to the gills or tails ...

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 ...

Scientists discovered a 15-million-year-old fish fossil, Ferruaspis brocksi. It has preserved stomach contents and visible ...

Brock’s iron shield fish adds to the rich prehistoric history of McGraths Flat, and contributes to its classification as a ...

But that heritage is under threat, and not only from giant conglomerates that mass-produce fish sauce in factories. Climate ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. One of the 15 million-year-old freshwater fish fossils. The stomach contents of the fish show ...

Paleontologists have discovered a newly identified fish species in Australia so well-preserved that they could determine its ...

A new species of prehistoric fish was found in iron-rich stone in ... In a few rare cases, something extra left behind in the fossil record leads to a groundbreaking discovery, or, at least ...