Multiple new specimens of 'living fossil' fish found hiding in plain sight after more than 150 years

Multiple new specimens of 'living fossil' fish found hiding in plain sight after more than 150 years

The modern coelacanth is a famous "living fossil," long thought to have died out, but first fished out of deep waters in the Indian Ocean in 1938. Since then, dozens of examples have been found, but their fossil history is patchy.