J. L. B. Smith's account of the existing Coelacanth fish, Latimeria (NATURE, July 13, 1940, p. 53), I remarked that the fins appeared to agree with those of the fossil Coelacanths in all respects ...

Biologists dubbed the modern coelacanth a "living fossil" and believed it had not evolved much over millions of years. The two coelacanth species alive today, Latimeria chalumnae and Latimeria ...

Old Giant Fish Remains Discovered in Australia, Experts Call It ‘Living Fossil' The coelacanth, often referred to as a "living fossil," was linked to the dinosaur era and belonged to a group of fish ...

It's not every day that a living fossil shows up in a fisherman's ... Since this chance sighting, Latimeria chalumnae have been found in several pockets in the Indian Ocean. No one knows how ...