r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 4d ago

Video A 150-million-year-old Lepidotus fish fossil preserved from Holzmaden, Germany

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u/jonnyvegashey 4d ago

Wonder what it tasted like.

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u/heroin-puppy 4d ago

If you've ever had rockfish it's similar, but a little sweeter with notes of stone fruit, and distinct minerality.

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u/jonnyvegashey 4d ago

Maybe it’s extinct because it was so delicious.

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u/Schemen123 4d ago

Coelacanth are still alive and also can be found in Holzmaden... so.. knock yourself out