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Despite new clues, this ancient fish has stumped scientists for centuries

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Pegasus volans, a fish, was discovered from fossils from a 50-million-year-old site in northern Italy .

The fish’s ribbonlike body, known from two fossils, has thwarted efforts to pinpoint its place on the tree of life for more than two centuries .

Researchers say even the most prominent ideas so far are incorrect.

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