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Which one of the following fish is an example of a living fossil?
Which one of the following fish is an example of a living fossil?
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The correct option is C Latimeria
Species that resemble ancestral species which is known only from the fossil record are called living fossil.
The African coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) and the Indonesian coelacanth (L. Canadensis) are the only living representatives of the Actinistia, a sarcopterygian clade that appeared in the fossil record in the early devonian, circa 400 million years ago. These fishes have been nicknamed “living fossils”.
Species that resemble ancestral species which is known only from the fossil record are called living fossil.
The African coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) and the Indonesian coelacanth (L. Canadensis) are the only living representatives of the Actinistia, a sarcopterygian clade that appeared in the fossil record in the early devonian, circa 400 million years ago. These fishes have been nicknamed “living fossils”.
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