coelacanth: References & Edit History

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Invalidated site: PNAS - Complete HOX cluster characterization of the coelacanth provides further evidence for slow evolution of its genome. Oct 01, 2026
Add new Web site: PNAS - Complete HOX cluster characterization of the coelacanth provides further evidence for slow evolution of its genome. Jun 19, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The coelacanth: Can a “living fossil” have active transposable elements in its genome? Mar 23, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - Molecular biology studies on the coelacanth: a review (PDF). Dec 12, 2025
Add new Web site: American Museum of Natural History - Shelf Life 03: Six Ways To Prepare a Coelacanth. Oct 24, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The coelacanth: Can a “living fossil” have active transposable elements in its genome? Sep 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Coelacanths. Jan 15, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Two living species of coelacanths? (PDF). Dec 06, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The coelacanth: Can a “living fossil” have active transposable elements in its genome? Sep 18, 2024
Add new Web site: PNAS - Complete HOX cluster characterization of the coelacanth provides further evidence for slow evolution of its genome. May 31, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Coelacanths as ?almost living fossils? Feb 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Virginia Institute of Marine Science - Coelacanth. Dec 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Natural History Museum - Coelacanths: the fish that 'outdid' the Loch Ness Monster. Aug 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Coelacanth. Jun 30, 2023
Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Giant Mesozoic coelacanths (Osteichthyes, Actinistia) reveal high body size disparity decoupled from taxic diversity. May 02, 2023
Add new Web site: Smithsonian Ocean - Coelacanth. Sep 01, 2022
Add new Web site: AZ Animals - Coelacanth. Oct 19, 2021
Removed media. Aug 19, 2021
Article revised and updated. Jun 23, 2021
Corrected display issue. Mar 24, 2020
Add new Web site: Oceana - Coelacanth. Apr 18, 2017
Add new Web site: National Museum of Natural History - The Coelacanth: More Living than Fossil. Apr 18, 2017
Add new Web site: Wildscreen Arkive - Coelacanth. Apr 18, 2017
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity - Coelacanth. Apr 18, 2017
Add new Web site: Australian Museum - Coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae Smith, 1939. Apr 18, 2017
Added video. Feb 18, 2015
Added video. Jan 19, 2015
Noted that coelacanths inhabit the mesopelagic zone. Jun 04, 2012
Updated geologic time data. May 25, 2010
New coelacanth illustration added. May 21, 2009
Article revised and updated. Oct 08, 2008
Added new Web site: National Geographic - Animals - Coelacanth. Aug 29, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Coelacanth. May 26, 2008
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Coelacanth. Mar 03, 2008
Added new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Anatomy of the Coelacanth. Jan 03, 2008
Added new Web site: University of California, Berkeley: Museum of Paleontology - Sulawesi Coelacanth. Jun 26, 2006
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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