REXBURG, Idaho -- A tiny fish fossil found by a Brigham Young University-Idaho biology instructor a decade ago has been recognized as a previously unknown fish species.
Dave Stricklan found the 3-centimeter specimen in the Manning Canyon Shale Formation near Lehi, Utah.
KIFI-TV reports the university announced Thursday that experts identified the fossil as a new species last month.
The fossil is named Bourbonnella jocelynae in memory of Stricklan's daughter, Jocelyn.
Experts say the fossil is the earliest known representative of its kind from North America.
