Archive for February 9th, 2016

Rhinconichthys : New fossil fish species with giant mouth

Researchers have discovered two new fossil fish species that could swing the jaws open extra wide, like a parachute, from the Cretaceous Period, about 92 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the planet.These fossil fish species of the genus called Rhinconichthys were estimated to be more than 6.5 feet long and fed on plankton. Rhinconichthys […]