<em>Candelarhynchus padillai</em> (IMAGE)

University of Alberta

<em>Candelarhynchus padillai</em>

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The species, called Candelarhynchus padillai, is the first fossil 'lizard fish' from the Cretaceous period ever found in Colombia and tropical South America.

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Oksana Vernygora

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