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Ancient Relatives of Salmon and Pike Lived in Alaska’s Fresh Waters 73 Million Years Ago


Paleontologists have found the fossils of three new fish species -- including the earliest known salmonid fish, Sivulliusalmo alaskensis -- at the Prince Creek Formation of northern Alaska, the United States.

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