A paleontological discovery in Australia offers a rare glimpse into prehistoric aquatic life. This exceptionally ...

Devonian armoured fossil fish, Bothriolepis canadensis, from Quebec Macropoma lewesiensis one of the ... which belong to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) We are currently involved in a large scale ...

“Shark-like scales from the Late Ordovician have been found, but no teeth. If these were from sharks it would suggest that the earliest forms could have been toothless. Scientists are still debating ...

Unlike nearly all fossil fish of that age, Palaeospondylus was "naked," lacking external dermal bones and scales. But it did have a mineralized internal skeleton. It is the oldest example from the ...

Researchers were able to examine the fish in great detail using a powerful microscope. See what they discovered.

It's not every day that a living fossil shows up in a fisherman's net ... Courtenay-Latimer spied a bizarre creature with thick scales, unusual fins, and an extra lobe on its tail, amid an ...

Fossil specimens include species with horseshoe ... The second group, the bony fish, were covered in scales and had maneuverable fins and gas-filled swim bladders for controlling their buoyancy.