Prehistoric platypus-like fish reconstructed by Australian scientists

Brindabellaspis had nostrils in its eye sockets and a long bill with jaws

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Palaeontologists have reconstructed an ancient Australian fish that swam on the sea floor like a stingray and had the long bill of a platypus.

Fossils that date back 400m years have allowed scientists to piece together a revealing picture of the strange fish, which had nostrils coming from its eye sockets and a long bill or snout with jaws.