Latimeridae (Noun)
Meaning
Extinct except for the coelacanth.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Latimeridae family is indeed extinct except for two species of coelacanths, the lobe-finned fish that have garnered much scientific interest.
- Fossil records show that the Latimeridae once contained multiple species, but now only the coelacanths remain as a representation of the family.
- Marine biologists studying the coelacanth can often be heard referencing the extinct family of Latimeridae when discussing possible evolutionary characteristics.
- The coelacanth is one of the rare instances of an 'extinct' group, the Latimeridae family, having a few surviving relatives.
- Coelacanths serve as a living example of what the long-lost Latimeridae family of ancient fish may have looked like millions of years ago.