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Evidence found of fish swimming in unison 50 million years ago

Phys.org - Wed 29 May 19

A team of researchers from Arizona State University working with a group from the Oishi Fossils Gallery of Mizuta Memorial Museum in Japan has found evidence of fish swimming in unison approximately ...

Fossilised fish flock together

Cosmos Magazine - Tue 28 May 19

Remarkable find suggests group behavioural rules are very ancient. Nick Carne reports.

A 50-million-year-old fossil captures a swimming school of fish

ScienceNews - Tue 28 May 19

Analysis of a fossilized fish shoal suggests that animals may have evolved coordinated group movement around 50 million year ago.

50-million-year-old fossil shows school of baby fish in their final moments

FOXNews - Fri 31 May 19

One fish, two fish, dead fish, cool fish.

Fossil Friday: a fossilized school of fish

ZME Science - Thu 30 May 19

A common fish behavior evolved at least 50 million years ago.

50-Million-Year-Old Fossil Shows School of Fish in Their Final Moments

Livescience - Thu 30 May 19

Baby fish swam in schools 50 million years ago, according to this remarkable fossil held in a Japanese museum.

Fossils of nearly 300 fish in limestone suggest they've been swimming in schools for 50M years

Daily Mail - Wed 29 May 19

The fossil discovery from the Green River Formation that stretches across Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah may finally offer a glimmer of insight to when fish began swimming in unified formations.

Incredible Fossil Shows Coordinated Swimming in a School of Extinct Fish

Gizmodo - Wed 29 May 19

An exquisite fossil of photographic-like quality shows nearly 260 tiny fish swimming together in what appears to be coordinated group action. The 50-million-year-old fossil is evidence that ...

Image of the Day: Fossilized Motion

The Scientist - Wed 29 May 19

A fossil of a school of fish from the Eocene appears to represent coordinated collective movement.

Stone slab reveals oldest evidence of schooling behavior by fish

UPI - Wed 29 May 19

Fish were swimming in unison at least 50 million years ago. Scientists have discovered 259 fossilized fish embedded in an ancient stone, bunched together and all facing the same direction.