In 1939, Smith named the species Latimeria chalumnae, also known as gombessa. Since then, this species, found along the east ...

Million-Year-Old Giant Fish Remains Discovered in Australia, Experts Call It ‘Living Fossil' The coelacanth, often referred ...

For the past 85 years, the coelacanth has been dubbed a “living fossil” because it evokes a bygone era, the age of dinosaurs. These fish belong to the sarcopterygians, a group that also ...

Primeval fish that were thought to be "living ... Biologists dubbed the modern coelacanth a "living fossil" and believed it had not evolved much over millions of years. The two coelacanth species ...

This "living fossil" can grow as large as an alligator, has two rows of needle-sharp teeth, and such strong armor that it survived predatory dinosaurs.

it was a true Coelacanth.' Smith named the fish Latimeria chalumnae after Courtenay-Latimer and its place of capture, the mouth of the Chalumna River. When it was revealed, the story of the now-living ...

Some lobefins are still around today, such as the famous "living fossil" fish, the coelacanth. A fossil creature from the Devonian discovered more recently has been hailed as a vital link between ...

Discover ten incredible living fossils that offer insights into evolutionary history and the importance of conservation.

The discovery of a living coelacanth fish rocked the world in 1939, as scientists thought they had died out with the dinosaurs. A new study illuminates how its skull and tiny brain develop.

Nov. 4, 2024 — Extraordinarily well preserved fossils of feathered dinosaurs and other creatures got that way after being frozen in time by by volcanic eruptions, researchers have long suggested.

29, 2024 — In the largest predation event ever recorded, researchers observed capelin shoaling off the coast of Norway, where a swarm of cod overtook them, consuming over 10 million fish in a ...

The Conversation What do the ginkgo (a tree), the nautilus (a mollusc) and the coelacanth (a fish) all have in common? They don’t look alike, and they aren’t biologically related, but part of their ...