Old Giant Fish Remains Discovered in Australia, Experts Call It ‘Living Fossil' The coelacanth, often referred to as a "living fossil," was linked to the dinosaur era and belonged to a group of fish ...

The two coelacanth species alive today, Latimeria chalumnae and Latimeria menadoensis, are more closely related to other early fish, such as lungfish ... of the jaw and skull have continued ...