Fossilised fish. Fossilised remains of the fish Palaeoniscus elegans. This extinct fish lived during the Permian period (around 286-245 million years

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Fossilised fish. Fossilised remains of the fish Palaeoniscus elegans. This extinct fish lived during the Permian period (around 286-245 million years ago). Found in County Durham, England.

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