2006-07-12 20:50:52 · 11 answers · asked by sunil s 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Numerous fossil remains have been found of coelacanth fish which died over 70 million years ago. In fact the coelacanth is said to have first appeared some 350 million years ago.
But to the amazement of experts the first living coelacanth was found in 1938 of the coast of South Africa. In 1952 a second one was caught on a line by a fisherman from the Comoro Islands, between Mozambique and Madagascar. Since then many more coelacanths have been taken around the Comoros.
Modern coelacanths are bigger than most of the fossil forms. They average about five feet in length and can weigh more than 100 pounds.
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2006-07-12 21:07:12 · answer #1 · answered by Pyara_sweet_abhi 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
they say prehistoric fish are still in Lake Raystown, Penna. and its a wonderful place to take a vacation and camp too. All sorts of activities and of all great fishing!!!!
2006-07-13 03:56:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Coelacanth you can find of the Eastern shores of Africa, more specifically off the coast of East London South Africa.
2006-07-13 08:59:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Indian Ocean. The Coelecanth, supposedly extinct for 200 million years, was found back in the 30's swimming in the Indian Ocean. (I guess it didn't know it was supposed to be extinct, and I guess those who pronounce this or that creature lived "100 million years ago, or 200 million years ago", don't know as much as they try to make us think they know). .
2006-07-13 03:55:34 · answer #4 · answered by Wayne A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
erm... hello... prehistoric means the animal is long dead... and will never come back to live... if it comes back to life, then it wont be called a prehistoric animal...
2006-07-13 08:16:59 · answer #5 · answered by TempestBroy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
id go to the missouri river in montana. the paddle fish is about the oldest fish i know of
2006-07-13 23:51:17 · answer #6 · answered by Zane T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the sea. It's a coelacanth.
2006-07-13 03:55:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aren't they extinct? It would be news to me that they weren't. Their might be some bones in a museum...
2006-07-13 03:56:05 · answer #8 · answered by Alaska H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sharks in every ocean.
2006-07-13 04:32:39 · answer #9 · answered by kriend 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.4to40.com/QA/index.asp?category=animal&counter=111
2006-07-13 04:23:59 · answer #10 · answered by - Allison 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋