15 million-year-old freshwater fish discovery

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Scientists discover new 15 million-year old fish with last meal fossilized inside its stomach

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Fossils of 15 million-year-old freshwater fish discovered in Australia reveal a species completely new to science.

The fossils of the new species, Ferruaspis brocksi, were unearthed by paleontologists at the McGraths Flat fossil site in New South Wales , Australia .

Inside several of the fish's stomachs were the fossilized remains of their last suppers, including bits of insect larvae, two insect wings, and a bivalve.

The discovery is the first fossil of a freshwater smelt to be found in Australia .

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