Friday, 18. June 2004
Topic: NATURE - on June 18, 2004 at 2:23:00 AM CEST
Brazil Scientists Discover Prehistoric Ratfish
Brazilian scientists have discovered a species of fish, related to sharks, that has been swimming the seas since dinosaurs walked the Earth, a researcher involved in the project said on Thursday. The fish, which is a kind of chimaera, or ratfish, is about 12 inches to 16 inches long, has large, wing-like fins, a whip-like tail and exposed nerves along its body that help it navigate in the deep, dark waters where it lives.
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