Coelacanthus
fossil fish genus
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evolution of coelacanths
- In coelacanth
Coelacanthus, the genus from which the order Coelacanthiformes was derived, has been found as fossils in rocks from about 259 million to about 252 million years ago, from the late Permian Period to the beginning of the Triassic Period. Coelacanthus, like other coelacanths, showed a…
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