Late paleontologist's field notes solve the 1999 mystery of a mummified cliffside fish

Late paleontologist's field notes solve the 1999 mystery of a mummified cliffside fish

Researchers have finally identified a strange mummified fish fossil from New Zealand after a late paleontologist's field notebooks resurfaced. The fossil fish was discovered on a remote cliff nearly 30 years ago.  But now, with the original collector's long-lost notebooks found, scientists can fully understand an ancient predator unlike anything else in New Zealand's fossil record.  What happened? Back in 1999, paleontologist Dr. Richard Köhler …