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Eusthenopteron (from Greek: εὖ eû, 'good', Greek: σθένος sthénos, 'strength', and Greek: πτερόν pteron 'wing' or 'fin') [2] is a genus of prehistoric sarcopterygian (often called "lobe-finned") fish known from several species that lived during the Late Devonian period, about 385 million years ago.
[8] [27] Coelacanths are large, plump, lobe-finned fish that can grow to more than 2 m (6.6 ft) and weigh around 90 kg (200 lb). [28] They are estimated to live up to 100 years, based on analysis of annual growth marks on scales, and reach maturity around the age of 55; [ 29 ] the oldest known specimen was 84 years old at the time of its ...
A few living forms, such as the coelacanth are also referred to as prehistoric fish, or even living fossils, due to their current rarity and similarity to extinct forms. Fish which have become recently extinct are not usually referred to as prehistoric fish. Lists of various prehistoric fishes include: List of prehistoric jawless fish; List of ...
Inside the stout fins of a fish that prowled the shallow waters of an estuary in what is now eastern Canada about 380 million years ago, scientists have found what they call the evolutionary ...
Willughby, and later Ray, produced a system within De Historia Piscium which would allow for the definition, classification, and identification of fish using external features. [2] One of the main features of the book was its extensive illustrations, financed by subscriptions to the Society, but still a huge cost.
Tiktaalik was a large fish: the largest known fossils have an estimated length of 2.75 m (9.02 feet), [2] with the longest lower jaws reaching a length of 31 centimetres (1.0 ft). [ 1 ] Skull and neck
Sarcopterygii (/ ˌ s ɑːr k ɒ p t ə ˈ r ɪ dʒ i. aɪ /; from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx) 'flesh' and πτέρυξ (ptérux) 'wing, fin') — sometimes considered synonymous with Crossopterygii (from Ancient Greek κροσσός (krossós) 'fringe') — is a clade (traditionally a class or subclass) of vertebrate animals which includes a group of bony fish commonly referred to as lobe ...
At 45.2 pounds, it was only 5 pounds off the all-tackle world record. But for the 50-pound line class, the crew noticed their catch broke the old record. “I had never seen an African pompano ...