microrobert
05-05-2012, 03:53 PM
New Species: "Rebel" Coelacanth Stalked Ancient Seas
Killer fish had body built for speed, fossils show.
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/524/cache/new-species-extinct-coelacanth-found-illustration_52463_600x450.jpg
Rebellatrix, a newfound species of coelacanth, chases down Triassic prey in an illustration.
A new species of killer coelacanth (http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/coelacanth.html) that stalked Triassic (http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/triassic/) seas has been identified from museum fossils, researchers say.
The coelacanth (pronounced SEE-la-kanth) is a type of primitive, slow-moving fish that was thought extinct until its rediscovery in 1938. The modern fish is sometimes called a living fossil, because it apparently existed largely unchanged for 320 million years.
New Species: "Rebel" Coelacanth Stalked Ancient Seas (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/05/120502-killer-coelacanth-new-species-rebel-fish-animals-science/)
Killer fish had body built for speed, fossils show.
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/524/cache/new-species-extinct-coelacanth-found-illustration_52463_600x450.jpg
Rebellatrix, a newfound species of coelacanth, chases down Triassic prey in an illustration.
A new species of killer coelacanth (http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/coelacanth.html) that stalked Triassic (http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/triassic/) seas has been identified from museum fossils, researchers say.
The coelacanth (pronounced SEE-la-kanth) is a type of primitive, slow-moving fish that was thought extinct until its rediscovery in 1938. The modern fish is sometimes called a living fossil, because it apparently existed largely unchanged for 320 million years.
New Species: "Rebel" Coelacanth Stalked Ancient Seas (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/05/120502-killer-coelacanth-new-species-rebel-fish-animals-science/)