240 million year old fish fossil discovered

Scientists in this country have discovered fossils of an unknown fish species in South America dating back 240 million years.

A report by the Argentine Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) published on October 9 said the fossil was found in Mendoza province, eastern Argentina.

Fossils of fish were discovered in South America.

This is a fossil of a fish species scientifically known as "Redfieldiiformes", which lived on the supercontinent Gondwana - a giant ancient continent made up of the lands that are now South America, Antarctica, Madagascar and India.

Paleontologist Soledad Gouiric Cavalli of CONICET said this was an unexpected discovery of a new species of fish, a fossil that had never been recorded in the history books in South America before.

The fossil is only the size of a palm and is in good condition, so scientists can clearly see the fish scales covering its exterior. After the Triassic - the geological period that marked the greatest extinction of species, the "Redfieldiiformes" fish lived in small lakes with warm and dry climates located in Mendoza province.

Expert Cavalli also expressed concern about the preservation of the fossil specimen, and said that there are few documents and information referring to the Triassic period in the South American country.

According to Khoahoc.tv