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Galaxiid fossil

Galaxias effusus holotype fossil from Foulden Maar.

Galaxias effusus holotype fossil from Foulden Maar. This is the oldest galaxiid fish in the world.

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Rights: Stella McQueen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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