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A galaxiid fish fossil

The diatomite at Foulden Maar preserved fossils, such as this galaxiid fish, in delicate detail.

Rights: John Conran, Daphne Lee and Uwe Kaulfuss, CC BY-SA 4.0

Published: 08 August 2023Size: 4.03 MB

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