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coelacanth African coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
Why do coelacanths' fins look like legs?
coelacanth crossopterygians
Explore the dark undersea depths of Indonesian waters in search of prehistoric sea life and discover two coelacanths
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Why do coelacanths' fins look like legs?
Overview of the coelacanth.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Explore the dark undersea depths of Indonesian waters in search of prehistoric sea life and discover two coelacanths
Scientists searching for prehistoric sea life in the waters off Indonesia and their...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
Peter Green—Ardea Photographics
African coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
African coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae).
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coelacanth
Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae).
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crossopterygians
Types of crossopterygians.
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