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For millions of years, this ancient fish was thought extinct since the age of the dinosaurs—until it was found alive in South Africa and changed science forever- In 1938, a museum curator sorted through an ordinary trawler catch off South Africa: One strange blue fish revealed a lineage scientists thought had vanished millions of years ago
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- Scientists discover misidentified museum fossils are actually from the ancient ‘living fossil’ coelacanthBritish museum fossils, misidentified for over a century, are now known to be ancient coelacanth fish. This discovery dramatically increase...01 Nov, 2025, 05.53 AM IST
- This giant fish still around from dinosaur era can live for 100 yearsCoelacanths, which have been around for 400 million years, were thought extinct until they were found alive in 1938 off South Africa.18 Jun, 2021, 03.47 PM IST
- Google celebrates diversity of the planet with interactive doodle this Earth DayThe doodle features six organisms across elevations, along with fun facts about them.22 Apr, 2019, 11.16 AM IST
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