Coelacanths (/ˈsiːləkænθ/ SEE-lə-kanth) (order Coelacanthiformes) are an ancient group of lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) in the class Actinistia. As...
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The West Indian Ocean coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) (sometimes known as gombessa, African coelacanth, or simply coelacanth) is a crossopterygian, one...
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Indonesian coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis, Indonesian: raja laut), also called Sulawesi coelacanth, is one of two living species of coelacanth, identifiable...
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Latimeria (redirect from Modern coelacanth)
species of coelacanth. It includes two extant species: the West Indian Ocean coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) and the Indonesian coelacanth (Latimeria...
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who in 1938, brought to the attention of the world the existence of the coelacanth, a fish thought to have been extinct for 65 million years. Courtenay-Latimer...
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only known extant non-tetrapod sarcopterygians are the two species of coelacanths and six species of lungfishes. Early lobe-finned fishes are bony fish...
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Coelacanth National Park (French: Parc National Coelacanth) is a national park off the main island of the Comoros. The park is made up a seascape home...
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J. L. B. Smith (section Discovery of the coelacanth)
university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long extinct. Born in Graaff-Reinet, 26 September...
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stretch of scaleless skin; in lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) such as coelacanths and lungfish, fins are short rays based around a muscular central bud...
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