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Latimeria Paris

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Description: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Nantes.Cœlacanthe Latimeria chalumnae Le spécimen du Muséum de Nantes est pêché aux Comores, dans la nuit du 25 au 26 septembre 1968 à 1 km du rivage, par 150 m de fond. Il s'agit d'un mâle mesurant 1,32 m et pesant 33,8 kg. Les cœlacanthes Latimeria chalumnae sont les derniers survivants d'une lignée qui a connu son apogée il y a 240 millions d'années. Natural History Museum of Nantes.Cœlacanthe Latimeria chalumnae The specimen from the Museum of Nantes is caught in the Comoros, on the night of 25 to 26 September 1968 1 km from the shore by 150 m deep. This is a male measuring 1.32 m and weighing 33.8 kg. The coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae are the last survivors of a lineage that had its heyday there are 240 million years. Date: 22 April 2009, 11:37. Source: Coelacanthe Uploaded by FunkMonk. Author: sybarite48. Camera location47° 13′ 05.19″ N, 1° 33′ 11.02″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 47.218109; -1.553060.

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