Scientists Discover How Coelacanths' Skull Grows and Brain Remains Small

In 2019, researchers revealed the development process of the skull and brain in the living coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae, a deep-sea fish believed extinct for 70 million years. Using non-invasive scans of rare museum specimens at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, the team published their findings in the journal Nature, shedding light on this ancient species' unique anatomy.

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