Episode · 23 September 2026

Coelacanth: The Fish That Was Missing From the Fossil Record for 66 Million Years

Name: Coelacanth: The Fish That Was Missing From the Fossil Record for 66 Million Years
Uploaded: 2026-09-23
Duration: 3 min 4 s
Description: Coelacanths were known only as fossils, the youngest 66 million years old, until a living one was caught off South Africa in 1938.

Coelacanths were known only as fossils, the youngest 66 million years old, until a living one was caught off South Africa in 1938.

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