329: Coelacanth

Just the Zoo of Us · Mar 26, 2026 · 1h 15m

Don't call it a comeback, coelacanth's been here for years. We discuss life on Earth 400 million years ago, a military escort mission, our own fish ancestors, five year pregnancies, underwater handstands, an unnecessarily complicated puzzle in the third generation Pokémon games, and so much more.

Works Cited:

“The Coelacanth” - Knysna Museum

“The Discovery” - UC Museum of Paleontology’s website

“Earliest known coelacanth skull extends the range of anatomically modern coelacanths to the Early Devonian” - Min Zhu et al., Nature Communications, April 2012

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