An extremely rare ‘living fossil’ caught by a fisherman in Indonesia is being examined by scientists. The 1.3m-long (4.3ft), 50kg (110lb) coelacanth is only the second ever to have been captured in Asia and has been described as a ‘significant find’.
Green Marine
about 19 years ago
Fisherman catches ‘living fossil’
An extremely rare ‘living fossil’ caught by a fisherman in Indonesia is being examined by scientists. The 1.3m-long (4.3ft), 50kg (110lb) coelacanth is only the second ever to have been captured in Asia and has been described as a ‘significant find’.
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