Coelacanth
Coelacanths once swam in seas off the ancient coast of North America, long before BC was built. The peculiar fins of this primitive fish suggest a relationship to tetrapods, early creatures which found their way onto land. The fins probably helped the coelacanth hover in deep water, then lunge and snatch its prey. This fossil…![Coelacanth](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Coelacanth-RBCMEH-copy-e1407965262505-480x360.jpg)