Lazarus taxa, where a species is declared extinct but later learned to be alive and kicking, is the reason people think the ...

How did ancient fish perceive their environment in the deep sea? An international team led by scientists from the Natural ...

Learn how fossils and high-resolution imaging revealed that some Triassic fish may have used a lung-like organ to detect ...

In A Nutshell Scientists found evidence that ancient coelacanths may have used their bony lungs to detect sound vibrations ...

A recent study in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology revealed over 50 coelacanth fossils, previously misidentified or overlooked, marking a major breakthrough in paleontology. Jacob Quinn, a ...

The coelacanth — a giant weird fish still around from dinosaur times — can live for 100 years, a new study found. These slow-moving, people-sized fish of the deep, nicknamed a “living fossil,” are the ...

The coelacanth is known as a “living fossil” because its anatomy has changed little in the last 65 million years. Despite being one of the most studied fish in history, it continues to reveal new ...

"This booklet was produced in conjunction with a special temporary exhibition in the British Museum (Natural History) to mark the 50th anniversary of the discovery of ...