Near the rocky beaches of inner Nova Scotia, a researcher’s hunch led to the discovery of a new prehistoric species. /iStock ...

UC Davis study of 161 fish species using high-speed video reveals evolutionary trade-off: large teeth prevent mobile jaw development.

In 2015, two members of the Blue Beach Fossil Museum in Nova Scotia found a long, curved fossil jaw, bristling with teeth.

Wednesday is National Catfish Day, and no, we are not talking about online romance scams, but rather the ray-finned fish and ...

The large fish, spanning nearly a metre on the lake bed, lived in waters thick with rival fish, including giants several ...

A trade-off between tooth size and jaw mobility has restricted fish evolution, Nick Peoples at the University of California ...

A trade-off between tooth size and jaw mobility has restricted fish evolution, Nick Peoples at the University of California Davis, US, and colleagues ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of ancient fish with hooked front fangs that made them a fearsome and effective ...

Wilson says paleontologists have wondered how ray-finned fish recovered from the extinction period as other groups of fish, such as the heavily armed category referred to as placoderms, were ...

HALIFAX - Researchers have discovered a new species of ancient fish with hooked front fangs that made them a fearsome and effective predator. Updated June 21, 2025 at 4:18 p.m. June 21, 2025 2 min ...