Oct 3, 2025
Echoes of Deep Time: 5 Living Fossils Still Alive Today
Echoes of Deep Time In 1938, a fishing trawler off the coast of South Africa hauled up a creature that defied biological understanding—a fish thought to have vanished from Earth 65 million years ago, alongside the dinosaurs. The coelacanth, known until that moment only from cold stone fossils, was alive. This discovery was a profound shock to the scientific community, a “Lazarus taxon” seemingly…
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