coelacanth

SEE-la-kanth – “Hollow spine”

 

This as yet unnamed coelacanth dates from the Middle Triassic (220 million years ago) of Nevada. Collected by a Cincinnati Museum Center expedition sponsored by the National Geographic Society, this unique lobe-fin fish specimen is the largest Triassic coelacanth known. It is awaiting a formal scientific description.

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