Perplexing Fish-like Fossil Finally Classified
Published:29 May2022    Source:Australian National University

For the first time since its discovery 130 years ago one of the most mysterious fossil vertebrates has finally been classified, increasing our possible understanding of the first animals to crawl on Earth.

 
"This strange animal has baffled scientists since its discovery in 1890 as a puzzle that's been impossible to solve," Dr Daisy (Yuzhi) Hu, researcher and PhD graduate from The Australian National University (ANU), said.