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The oldest fossil fish known—discovered in the Upper Silurian strata of Scotland, and named Birkenia by Professor Traquair

The oldest fossil fish known—discovered in the Upper Silurian strata of Scotland, and named Birkenia by Professor Traquair.jpg Pterichthys, the Wing FishThumbnailsThe walking-fish or mud-skipper (Periophthalmus)Pterichthys, the Wing FishThumbnailsThe walking-fish or mud-skipper (Periophthalmus)Pterichthys, the Wing FishThumbnailsThe walking-fish or mud-skipper (Periophthalmus)Pterichthys, the Wing FishThumbnailsThe walking-fish or mud-skipper (Periophthalmus)

The oldest fossil fish known—discovered in the Upper Silurian strata of Scotland, and named Birkenia by Professor Traquair.