The 400-Million Year Old Fish That Refused To Die

Описание: he coelacanth is one of the greatest comeback stories in natural history. Thought to have gone extinct 66 million years ago, this ancient fish shocked the world when it was found alive and lurking off the coast of South Africa in 1938. But what is a coelacanth, and how has it survived five mass extinctions?

In this video, we dive into the evolutionary journey of this living fossil—from its Devonian origins alongside armoured placoderms and early sharks, through the Permian extinction and the rise of the dinosaurs, all the way to its miraculous rediscovery in the 20th century. We'll explore what coelacanths were doing while everything else evolved, died, or moved on—and why they're still swimming in the deep while so many others have vanished.

🔹 What is a coelacanth?
🔹 How has it remained mostly unchanged for 400 million years?
🔹 Why did it disappear from the fossil record—and how did we find it again?
🔹 And most importantly: what can this ancient fish teach us about resilience, extinction, and human impact?

If you’re fascinated by prehistoric life, deep-sea mysteries, or evolutionary oddities, this one’s for you. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and leave a comment with what you'd like us to cover next!

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Timestamps;
0:00 – Amazing Prehistoric Marine Monster Discoveries
0:52 – The Coelacanth: Discovered Alive
1:30 – What is a Coelacanth?
2:20 – The Problem with Defining “Fish”
3:20 – Sharks, Rays, and Bony Fish Divergence
4:10 – The Sarcopterygian Lineage
4:58 – Taxonomy of Sarcopterygians
5:25 – Origins in the Silurian Period
6:08 – The Age of Fishes and Early Coelacanths
6:48 – Ancient Devonian Marine Life
7:25 – What Coelacanths Have Always Done
8:03 – Coelacanth Hunting and Lifestyle
8:38 – Unique Anatomy and Specialisations
9:15 – Fossil Record and Early Species
9:50 – Coelacanths During the Devonian Extinctions
10:20 – Survival Through the Carboniferous and Permian
10:50 – The Great Dying and Coelacanth Survival
11:25 – Coelacanths in the Triassic and Jurassic
11:58 – Mawsoniidae and Latimeriidae
12:20 – The Cretaceous and Disappearance from Fossil Record
12:45 – Rediscovery in 1938
13:18 – Second Species Found in 1998
13:38 – Why the Fossil Record Failed Us
14:10 – Ongoing Scientific Surprises
14:45 – Record-Breaking Gestation Period
15:15 – Longevity and Survival
15:42 – Threats from Human Activity
16:20 – Extreme Vulnerability Due to Slow Reproduction
17:10 – The Coelacanth’s Uncertain Future
18:00 – Closing Thoughts