Fossil Fishes Buried in the Desert Reveal a Missing Chapter in Marine History

June 4, 2026
Read time: <5 mins
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When an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, it changed the course of life on the planet. While scientists have pieced together much of what happened on land, the oceans hold far more unanswered questions. University of Michigan researchers set out to investigate one of those mysteries using fossils preserved in Egypt’s eastern desert. Read on to learn what they uncovered.

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