Coelacanths diverged from other types of fish 390 million years ago. Until a live specimen was found in 1938, they were believed to have gone extinct 65.5 million years ago, alongside the dinosaurs.
Coelacanth fish first appear in the fossil record about 410 million years ago.
The living coelacanth, Latimeria spp., can reach a total length of 2 metres.
An animal that lives on earth now but which has existed for such a long time that fossils of it are also known. Examples are:- The Coelacanth. The Horse Shoe Crab. The Ginkgo biloba The Elephant shrew The Trapdoor spider The Echidna The Crocodile (there are more)
yes, the coelacanth is older than the dinosaurs.
No, the coelacanth is a carnivorous fish. It feeds on other fish and cephalopods.
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The scientific name for the coelacanth is Latimeria chalumnae.
You can catch a coelacanth when it is raining or snowing
The Coelacanth lives in the Indian Ocean, ranging anywhere from South Africa to India, and Indonesia.
The natural lifespan of a coelacanth is about 60 years. Thanks for reading my answer!
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Ii is about 154.5 million dollars for this rare species known as the coelacanth