Paleontologists have discovered a never-before-seen species of fish in Colombia, with the help from a ten-year-old curious tourist. The staff at the centre recognised the image as a fossil fish right away, researchers said. It was the first fossil "lizard fish" from the Cretaceous period ever found in Colombia and tropical South America, researchers said. "It is rare to find such a complete fossil of a fish from this moment in the Cretaceous period. Deepwater fish are difficult to recover, as well as those from environments with fast-flowing waters," said Vernygora.

Source: dna February 02, 2018 06:56 UTC