Has the Puzzle of Deep-Sea-Fish Evolution Been Solved?

And the evolutionary story changes again! A new discovery of ���exceptionally rare fossils��� is believed to be ���the earliest known evidence of deep-sea fishes,��� altering the evolutionary timeline of deep-sea colonization ���by a staggering 80 million years.��� But what was really uncovered?

Well, let���s separate the interpretation from the observational fact. What the scientists observed were well-preserved ���bowl-shaped��� pits and shallow trails. Based on the predatory practices of mode...