Scientists Thought This Fish Went Extinct With The Dinosaurs — Until It Reappeared In 1938
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Scientists Thought This Fish Went Extinct With The Dinosaurs — Until It Reappeared In 1938
Its rediscovery was deemed "the most important event in the study of natural history in the 20th century."
Dec 19, 2021
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1K views · 24 reactions | WATCH finding the coelacanth: "The primitive-looking coelacanth was thought to have gone extinct 65 million years ago. But its discovery in 1938 by a South African museum curator on a local fishing trawler fascinated the world and ignited a debate about how this bizarre lobe-finned fish fits into the evolution of land animals." #WildtalkWednesday #MarineTalk Source: National Geographic https://goo.gl/N7pJFz | Wildlands | Facebook
1K views · 24 reactions | WATCH finding the coelacanth: "The primitive-looking coelacanth was thought to have gone extinct 65 million years ago. But its discovery in 1938 by a South African museum curator on a local fishing trawler fascinated the world and ignited a debate about how this bizarre lobe-finned fish fits into the evolution of land animals." #WildtalkWednesday #MarineTalk Source: National Geographic https://goo.gl/N7pJFz | Wildlands | Facebook
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