April 19, 2013

Isisford Bulldog fish emerges from 100 million year slumber




The Isisford bulldog fish, which surfaced from a 100 million year slumber eight years ago, will make its public debut at the Outer Barcoo Interpretation Centre in Isisford tomorrow (Saturday 20 April).

The Central Western Queensland fossilised fish was unearthed in a 2005 dig led by The University of Queensland's Dr Steve Salisbury.

The fossil of the large, fast-swimming predatory fish is estimated to be between 103 and 100 million years old, and belongs to a group of fishes known as ichthyodectiforms.