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The coelacanth (pronounced see-LA-kanth) is a deep-sea lobe-finned fish once thought extinct for 65 million years until living specimens were confirmed in 1938 off South Africa....
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Yes, the coelacanth is still alive. This lobe-finned fish was thought extinct for about 65 million years until a living specimen was caught off South Africa in 1938. Since then,...
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The coelacanth (pronounced SEEL-uh-kanth) is a lobe-finned fish once thought to have gone extinct about 66 million years ago with the non-avian dinosaurs. In 1938, a living spec...
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The modern coelacanth species, Latimeria chalumnae, is roughly 400 million years old as a lineage, while fossils of extinct coelacanth relatives date back about 410 to 420 milli...
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