coelacanth

Scientists Sequence 'Living Fossil' Coelacanth Genome, Hope to Unlock Evolutionary Secrets From Its DNA

The secrets of how life came from the sea might be found in a fish so close to its ancient ancestors that it's known as a living fossil--and scientists have finally unlocked its DNA sequence.

Scientists Find a Possible New Link in the Evolution of Tetrapods in the Ancient Coelacanth

Though extinct members of lung fish are more analogous to tetrapods than are coelacanth, based off of yesterday’s genome analysis, the latter fish is a key informant regarding the evolution of marine-animals to land breeding animals. Obviously, anatomical analysis, such as the similarities in joints an bones that can be detected in both lobed fins and tetrapod limbs, can only reveal so much information. For this reason, the decoding of African coelacanth’s genome is a feat.

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