Move over, Jurassic Park. Manitoba was home to newly discovered 390-million-year-old extinct fish

Muzammil Hussain July 21, 2025

Two women stare intently at a rocky hill next to a body of water, with the woman on the right pointing at the rock.

A research team from the University of Manitoba has discovered a new genus of placoderm fish, named Elmosteus lundarensis, one of the earliest fish to develop bones, a jaw and teeth.

A research team from the University of Manitoba has discovered a new genus of placoderm fish, named Elmosteus lundarensis, one of the earliest fish to develop bones, a jaw and teeth. Two women stare intently at a rocky hill next to a body of water, with the woman on the right pointing at the rock.

A research team from the University of Manitoba has discovered a new genus of placoderm fish, named Elmosteus lundarensis, one of the earliest fish to develop bones, a jaw and teeth.

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