fish – Sarah Z. Gibson

The (Now Older) Age of Fishes: New bony fish from the Silurian of China | PLOS Paleo Community

Could this fossil push the age of bony fishes further back?

Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa of 2017: Eekaulostomus cuevasae | PLOS Paleo Community

This is an article I wrote for the PLOS Paleontology Community blog, and am archiving it here. The original post was published on December 28, 2017, and can be accessed here. With the end of the year comes the end to our countdown of the winners of the Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa ofContinueContinue reading “Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa of 2017: Eekaulostomus cuevasae | PLOS Paleo Community”

Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa of 2017: Babelichthys olneyi | PLOS Paleo Community

This unique fish represents the first of its kind in the fossil record, and is named after an infamous sci-fi polyglot!

Know thy namesake: the story of Gordon W. Weir and fossil fishes

The fossil fish Hemicalypterus weiri was named after Gordon Weir. But who is Gordon Weir?

The “Slasher” Ray: An extinct fish with a saw-like nose — PLOS Paleontology Community

Are the “teeth” on a sawfish snout really teeth? A fossil might shed light on the question.

Veggievore Fish of the Triassic

Fish have a bit of a boring reputation among many vertebrate paleontologists–too many bones, too hard to identify, not as charismatic as dinosaurs, etc., etc. But, this is entirely undeserved (and I say that as a dinosaur paleontologist, too)! The ins and outs of fish evolution are truly fascinating, bolstered by a phenomenal fossil record.ContinueContinue reading “Veggievore Fish of the Triassic”

Gone Fishin’ in the Cretaceous: A New Species of Acanthomorph from Canada

For being one of the largest groups of vertebrates, and having one of the richer fossil records among organisms, the relationships of fishes are still hotly debated. Humongous datasets are being compiled that involve molecular (both nuclear and mitochondrial) data, compared and contrasted with thorough morphological analyses. (I’m not going to get into all ofContinueContinue reading “Gone Fishin’ in the Cretaceous: A New Species of Acanthomorph from Canada”