A perfectly preserved example of the Lower Jurassic fish Dapedium from Lyme Regis, Dorset. Perfectly preserved specimens such as this allow us to calculate the biomechanical function of anatomical features, thus giving us an insight into the ecologies of long extinct animals.
Fiann Smithwick
University of Bristol undergraduate study published in Palaeontology reveals the feeding habits of unusual 200-million-year-old fish
Published 14, January 2015 at 365 × 232 in University of Bristol undergraduate study published in Palaeontology reveals the feeding habits of unusual 200-million-year-old fish
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