New species of ancient fish may be smallest known vertebrate fossil in Queensland's history

Dec 11, 2024

Queensland Museum scientists have described a 400-million-year-old fossil, which is possibly the smallest vertebrate fossil animal known from Queensland—Palaeospondylus australis. Details about this ancient fish, found in the Georgina Basin (west of Boulia and close to the Northern Territory border), were recently published in National Science Review.