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  2. Coelacanth - Wikipedia

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    Coelacanths (/ ˈ s iː l ə k æ n θ / ⓘ SEE-lə-kanth) (order Coelacanthiformes) are an ancient group of lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) in the class Actinistia. [2] [3] As sarcopterygians, they are more closely related to lungfish and tetrapods (which includes amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) than to ray-finned fish.

  3. 'Doomsday fish' found dead in California days before ... - AOL

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    August 17, 2024 at 9:23 AM. 'Doomsday fish' found dead in California days before earthquake struck Los Angeles. While kayaking and snorkeling in La Jolla, California, a group spotted a very rare ...

  4. Tiktaalik - Wikipedia

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    Daeschler, Shubin & Jenkins, 2006. Tiktaalik ( / tɪkˈtɑːlɪk /; Inuktitut ᑎᒃᑖᓕᒃ [tiktaːlik]) is a monospecific genus of extinct sarcopterygian (lobe-finned fish) from the Late Devonian Period, about 375 Mya (million years ago), having many features akin to those of tetrapods (four-legged animals). [ 1] Tiktaalik is estimated to ...

  5. Latimeria - Wikipedia

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    Latimeria is a rare genus of fish which contains the only living species of coelacanth. It includes two extant species: the West Indian Ocean coelacanth ( Latimeria chalumnae) and the Indonesian coelacanth ( Latimeria menadoensis ). They follow the oldest known living lineage of Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish and tetrapods ), which means they ...

  6. Extremely rare "doomsday fish" found off California coast - AOL

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    The California oarfish was indeed found just two days before a 4.4 earthquake struck the region and rattled Los Angeles. How U.S. scrambled Kabul withdrawal three years ago California, New York ...

  7. Dunkleosteus - Wikipedia

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    Dunkleosteus. Dunkleosteus is an extinct genus of large arthrodire ("jointed-neck") fish that existed during the Late Devonian period, about 382–358 million years ago. It was a pelagic fish inhabiting open waters, and one of the first apex predators of any ecosystem. [ 1]

  8. Paleobiota of the La Brea Tar Pits - Wikipedia

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    Paleobiota of the La Brea Tar Pits. La Brea Tar Pits fauna as depicted by Charles R. Knight. A list of prehistoric and extinct species whose fossils have been found in the La Brea Tar Pits, located in present-day Hancock Park, a city park on the Miracle Mile section of the Mid-Wilshire district in Los Angeles, California. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Some of ...

  9. Leedsichthys - Wikipedia

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    Leedsichthys is an extinct genus of pachycormid fish that lived in the oceans of the Middle to Late Jurassic. [ 1] It is the largest ray-finned fish, and amongst the largest fish known to have ever existed. [ 2] The first remains of Leedsichthys were identified in the nineteenth century. Especially important were the finds by the British ...