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- Title
Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) resting traces in a cave floor, Chaka Canyon, South Africa.
- Authors
Uken, R.; Green, A. N.
- Abstract
Recent discoveries of coelacanths in Sodwana Bay, South Africa, suggest that a significant coelacanth population exists along the southeastern African coast outside the volcanic islands of the Comoros. The large area of possible distribution makes the search for further coelacanths a daunting task. The recognition of coelacanth traces in empty caves attests to their presence, providing an additional means tomapcoelacanth distribution; similar structures may prove useful in the identification of coelacanthid fish traces in the fossil record.
- Subjects
COMOROS; LATIMERIA chalumnae; FISH communities; ANIMAL communities; FOSSIL coelacanthiformes; FOSSIL osteichthyes; FISHES; AQUATIC animals
- Publication
South African Journal of Science, 2006, Vol 102, Issue 9/10, p474
- ISSN
0038-2353
- Publication type
Article