Curated OER
Ancient Creature of the Deep
Students compare and contrast the coelacanth, a living fossil, with a moray eel and a bull shark. They complete a Fish Anatomy worksheet while researching the skeleton, body coverings and buoyancy of each fish.
University of California
Ucmp: Discovery of Sulawesi Coelacanths
A new location for this 'living fossil' is documented at the University of California. Good general information on the biology and significance of coelacanths.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Coelacanth: A Living Fossil of a Fish
Erin Eastwood details the surprising "back from the dead" discovery of the coelacanth and explains how this fish's fins shed light on the evolutionary movement of vertebrates from water to land. [4:17]
PBS
Pbs: Ancient Creature of the Deep
The Coelacanth has been referred to as a "living fossil" due to its resistance to change during its 400 million year inhabitance of the Earth's oceans. This PBS site provides a background, brief question and additional information for...
Australian Museum
Australian Museum: Fishes: Coelacanth
An article on modern-day discoveries about the prehistoric coelacanth fish. Read about the geographic distribution, classification, fossil record, and economic and social impacts of the animal.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Coelacanths
The Canadian Museum of Nature provides some succinct details of the characteristics and history of Coelacanths.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Coelacanth O Logy Card
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about the Coelacanth and it contains information about the habitat, evolutionary importance, and other ecological information. See if you can...
BBC
Bbc: New 'Living Fossil' Identified
Learn about the recent discovery of the the new species of coelacanth living off the coast of Indonesia.
Curated OER
Bbc: New Living Fossil Identified
Learn about the recent discovery of the the new species of coelacanth living off the coast of Indonesia.
Curated OER
Map of Living Fossil Discovery
Learn about the recent discovery of the the new species of coelacanth living off the coast of Indonesia.
Curated OER
Latimeria Menadoensis
Learn about the recent discovery of the the new species of coelacanth living off the coast of Indonesia.
Curated OER
[ Image: Coelacanths Seem to Like Hiding in Rocky Crevices]
Learn about the recent discovery of the the new species of coelacanth living off the coast of Indonesia.
Curated OER
Wiley: Earth Through Time: Coelacanth Fish
An illusrtation of latimeria, a modern coelacanth fish.