“It dates back to a period when a lot of the fish hadn’t developed a bone structure yet,” says Francis Skalicky with MDC. “Paddlefish have survived in its prehistoric state to its current day.

According to a Facebook post from MDC, "Unlike other sport fish which use the inner ear bones for aging, biologists use the jawbone for aging paddlefish. The bone is cut into very thin slices ...

Midnight Paddlefish A rare paddlefish that feeds at night, its dark scales keeping it hidden from predators. Aquatic life flourishes in the world of Palia. Bodies of water are often great ...