Fish fossil named after publisher James Fairfax becomes NSW emblem

Mandageria fairfaxi, a 370m-year-old fossil found in 1993 near Canowindra, will join the kookaburra, platypus, blue groper and black opal as NSW emblems

A 370 million-year-old fish fossil will join the kookaburra, platypus, blue groper and black opal on the list of New South Wales state emblems.

With the scientific name Mandageria fairfaxi, named for a local creek and publisher James Fairfax, the fish fossil is one of the largest in the world, measuring up to 1.7m in length.