Family Latimeridae (Noun)
Meaning
Extinct except for the coelacanth.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Latimeridae family was another group of lobe-finned fishes that became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period, except for the coelacanth.
- Many other extinct fish families, including the family Latimeridae, had lobe-finned limbs similar to those of tetrapods.
- Unlike the family Latimeridae, the coelacanth survived the mass extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous period.
- The coelacanth's survival allowed scientists to learn about its extinct relatives, including those in the family Latimeridae.
- Researchers studying fossils of the family Latimeridae were able to infer some evolutionary links to the coelacanth.