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Old October 14th, 2016 #23
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Dinosaur-era 'swordfish' discovered in outback Australia


"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.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-37652333