14 October 2016
"Extremely rare"
fossils from a swordfish-like creature which lived 100 million years ago have
been discovered in the Australian outback.
Two families on holiday unearthed
the prehistoric predator at a free fossil-finding site in north-west
Queensland.
The remains are thought to be
from the Australopachycormus hurleyi, a 3m-long ray-finned fish with a pointed
snout.
"Part of what makes this specimen
so special is that it is so complete," Dr Patrick Smith told the BBC.
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