Ancient fish bones provide window on evolution (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Ancient fish bones provide window on evolution

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These 12,000-year-old stickleback bones were found in Finnmark by researchers from the Norwegian Geological Survey (NGU). They were well enough preserved that biologists could identify the species -- and learn something about evolution.

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Photo: Anders Romundset, NGU / NTNU

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