Paleontology Despite new clues, this ancient fish has stumped scientists for centuries Cross a boomerang, a ribbon and a fish, and you might get Pegasus volans An artist’s reconstruction shows what Pegasus volans — or, at least, the front half of it preserved in the fossil record — might have looked like in life, complete with guts that hang externally from the main body. Margaux Boetsch Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Sean Cummings September 3, 2024 at 11:00 am It wasn’t an ancient boomerang.