Coelacanth model. Mounted museum model of a West Indian Ocean coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae). This model is a cast made from a specimen obtained off South Africa. The coelacanth and related fish flourished in the Mesozoic era,which lasted from 400-60 million years ago. This fish was thought to be extinct until its discovery by science in 1938,when one was caught off South Africa. This fish can reach lengths of 2 metres and weights of 80 kilograms. It feeds on other fish at depths of several hundred metres. Photographed in 2010,at the French National Museum of Natural History (MNHN),Paris,France | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Goetgheluck, Pascal |
Bildgröße: | 5173 px × 3449 px |
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