New flying fish fossils found
in China provide the earliest evidence of vertebrate over-water gliding
strategy.
Chinese researchers have
tracked the "exceptionally well-preserved fossils" to the Middle
Triassic of China (235-242 million years ago).
The Triassic period saw the
re-establishment of ecosystems after the Permian mass extinction.
The fossils represent new
evidence that marine ecosystems re-established more quickly than previously
thought.
The Permian mass extinction
had a bigger impact on the earth's ecological systems than any other mass
extinction, wiping out 90-95% of marine species.
Continued: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/20095637
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