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12 June 2026 EN sciencedaily Voir la traduction

The missing notebooks that solved a 55-million-year-old fossil mystery

prédateur Nouvelle-Zélande fossile découverte

A spectacular fossil fish discovered on a remote cliff in New Zealand nearly 30 years ago has finally revealed its full story thanks to an unexpected discovery: the original collector’s long-lost field notebooks. The 1.2-meter fossil, preserved in stunning three-dimensional detail, belonged to an ancient tarpon-like predator that cruised New Zealand waters about 55 million years ago.

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