The Coelacanth comes from a different lineage than most of the fish that dominate the sea today. The way a Coelacanth uses it fins is unusual as the bone structure and thus swimming mechanics are different than other fish. It is worth watching a video of them swimming because it looks so different, this documentary has some good Coelacanth footage!
throws_lemy in palaeontology
Paleontologists Discover New Species of Early Triassic Coelacanth | Sci.News
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/whiteia-anniae-14311.htmlLink to paper
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-20229-w
The living but also fossil fish!
The Coelacanth comes from a different lineage than most of the fish that dominate the sea today. The way a Coelacanth uses it fins is unusual as the bone structure and thus swimming mechanics are different than other fish. It is worth watching a video of them swimming because it looks so different, this documentary has some good Coelacanth footage!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vo8pdsOu9gs