The two fossil specimens, representing a single coelacanth, were collected during a 2008 expedition to what was once an ...

The ancient coelacanth, which has existed for some 419 million years, never stopped evolving despite its reputation as a ...

Scientists have captured the first ever pictures of baby ‘living fossil' coelacanths. Japanese marine researchers have found and successfully filmed the young fish at a depth of 528ft in Manado Bay ...

The ancient coelacanth, a lobe-finned fish, is a “living fossil” in every sense of the term. ... [+] Biologists believe this supreme survivor has undergone little change in 400 million years.

Australian lungfish are known to be ultra-survivors, but this lungfish is pushing the boundaries even for its own kind. At ...

Flinders University vertebrate palaeontologist Dr Alice Clement looking at a model of a modern-day coelacanth and a 3D printed skull of the Ngamugawi wirngarri coelacanth. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

Researchers have discovered a well-preserved Devonian coelacanth fish in Western Australia, shedding light on the connection between plate tectonics and evolutionary changes. Named 'Ngamugawi ...

Adelaide, Sep 13 (The Conversation) — Coelacanths, deep-sea fish inhabiting the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia, have captivated scientists due to their remarkable survival over millions of ...

A recent discovery slamming the fish world is drawing us deep into the abyss. The protagonist of our story is an ancient fish called a coelacanth. If you haven’t heard of them, these large, ...

Climate change and asteroids are linked with animal origin and extinction – and plate tectonics also seems to play a key ...