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A modeled reconstruction of Elmosteus, a new fossil fish from Manitoba.

CTV Winnipeg: Prehistoric fish discovered in Manitoba

Move over Jurassic Park, say hello to 390 million years old Elmosteus lundarensis.

A major UM breakthrough is making waves in the paleontology world lead by team led Dr. Melina Jobbins, postdoctoral fellow at the PaleoSed+ lab in the Department of Earth Sciences of the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources.

Dr. Jobbins unearthed this new genus of placoderm (plate + skin) fish right here in Lake Manitoba near Lundar, Manitoba.

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