What is a living fossil? Learn more about the living fossils among us and why this topic is highly debated among scientists.

A fascinating history: Coelacanths through the ages. More than 175 species of fossil coelacanth lived between the Lower Devonian period (419 to 411 million years ago) and the end of the Cretaceous ...

"The coelacanth, often mistakenly called a 'living fossil' or 'dinosaur fish' had been known from fossils dated back to more than 400 million years – way before dinosaurs – and was thought to ...

For the past 85 years, the coelacanth has been dubbed a "living fossil" because it evokes a bygone era, the age of dinosaurs. These fish belong to the sarcopterygians, a group that also includes ...

A species of coelacanth, a fish that dates back to before the dinosaurs, has been photographed in Indonesia for the first time. Chappuis overcame the challenge of deep mixed-gas diving, which has ...