[Rockhounds] Eye-popping fossil fish found in cattle field

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

*A ferocious-looking fossil fish has been unearthed from a remarkable new
Jurassic dig site just outside Stroud, in Gloucestershire.*

The creature - a tuna-like predator called *Pachycormus* - is beautifully
preserved in three dimensions.

With its big teeth and eyes, it gives the impression it is about to launch
an attack.

The specimen was identified by prolific West Country fossil-hunters Neville
and Sally Hollingworth.

"It was a real surprise because, when you find fossils, most of the time
they've been pressed flat through pressure over time," Neville told BBC
News.

"But when we prepared this one, to reveal its bones bit by bit, it was
amazing because we suddenly realised its skull was uncrushed.

"Its mouth is open - and it looks like it's coming out at you from the
rock."


https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62336876