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New Fish Species Discovered, Reshaping Australia’s Evolutionary History

3/22/2025

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A groundbreaking discovery in Australia has unveiled a new fish species, Ferruaspis brocksi, from 15-million-year-old fossils at McGraths Flat. These well-preserved specimens shed light on its diet, skin color, and parasites, reshaping our understanding of freshwater fish evolution in Australia and suggesting they adapted to these environments much earlier than previously believed.

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A groundbreaking discovery in Australia has unveiled a new fish species, Ferruaspis brocksi, from 15-million-year-old fossils at McGraths Flat. These well-preserved specimens shed light on its diet, skin color, and parasites, reshaping our understanding of freshwater fish evolution in Australia and suggesting they adapted to these environments much earlier than previously believed.