“The discovery of the 15 million-year-old freshwater fish fossil offers us an unprecedented opportunity to understand Australia’s ancient ecosystems and the evolution of its fish species ...

This fish, the first freshwater smelt fossil discovered in Australia, sheds light on the evolution of aquatic ecosystems during the Miocene ... insects, and vertebrates found at the site testify ...

Paleontologists have discovered a newly identified fish species in Australia so well-preserved that they could determine its last meal — dating back up to 16 million years to the Miocene Epoch.

Wilson collected specimens from the Eocene Willwood Formation in Wyoming, the Miocene Pawnee Creek Formation in Colorado ... continues to actively collect and conduct research on fossil vertebrates ...