coelacanth

  • 420-Million-Year-Old ‘Extinct Fossil Fish’ Discovered Alive in Madagascar

    420-Million-Year-Old ‘Extinct Fossil Fish’ Discovered Alive in Madagascar

    A group of South African hunters has re-discovered unintentionally a fish population predating dinosaurs that are thought to have been extinct in several scientific communities. According to a study, the “four-legged fossil shark” known as the coelacanth has been discovered alive and well in the West Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar.