If they keep finding supposed extinct fossils alive. Soon there won’t be no fossil record. Because right now we have hundreds of living fossils AKA fossils that are supposed to be extinct but are not.
Meet The World’s Oldest Fish—Presumed Extinct For 60 Million Years, Then Rediscovered In A Small Fishing Town
The ancient coelacanth, a lobe-finned fish, is a “living fossil” in every sense of the term. Biologists believe this supreme survivor has undergone little change in 400 million years. Here’s its story.
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Meet the new king of the ‘living fossils’
These ancient dart-shaped fish called gar have genomes that change about three times slower than other vertebrates.
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The World’s Oldest “Living Fossil” Is Shaking Up Conventional Evolutionary Theories
Are the world’s oldest ‘living fossil’ coelacanths still evolving? Groundbreaking fossil research links plate tectonics with significant evolutionary shifts, exemplified by a well-preserved Devonian coelacanth in Western Australia. This discovery not only fills historical gaps but also suggests act
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