Death Pony;2047136; said:
the initial question was about evolutionary relationship to lungfishes though, so 'everything else' isn't necessarily as relevant--
--solomon
Hmmm this is an odd one for sure !
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the initial question was about evolutionary relationship to lungfishes though, so 'everything else' isn't necessarily as relevant--
--solomon
Nekojin;2047499; said:i love that they used to think the Coelacanth was one of those fish that evolved legs and was one of those links in the evolution of land animals.
it actually is (relatively speaking); coelacanths are sarcopterygians, same ancestral group as lungfishes...it was later determined that lungfishes were the more 'primitive' group but in the grand scheme of things (again, depending on what theory you believe) coelacanths are still close links.
either way, very cool fishes...now THAT would be something sweet to have in a tank!--
--solomon
E_americanus;2047883; said:
That would be an impressive tank fish! The tank would have to be huge and in a dark room!
Death Pony;2051808; said:
not to mention very likely pressurized to some extent...since they prefer pretty deep waters!--
--solomon
Death Pony;2056478; said:
Actually there are aquarium fish that come from deep water, they usually have to have their swim bladders punctured to allow the extra gas to escape but they seem to do fine in aquaria. TFH had an article about it a few years ago. I wonder if these fish have swim bladders? Possibly temperature might be a problem since most deep waters are a little cooler than surface waters.
Death Pony;2047136; said:
that is true, but that was a really long time ago, about 4.54 billion years ago!
This is an easy one really.
Ask for proof! There is none. That is the foundation of science. Check out this quote from Darwin (with source cited):
“…I am quite conscious that my speculations run beyond the bounds of true science….It is a mere rag of an hypothesis with as many flaw & holes as sound parts.”
-Charles Darwin to Asa Gray, cited by Adrian Desmond and James Moore, Darwin, (New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1991) pp. 456, 475.
Ask for proof! There is none. That is the foundation of science. Check out this quote from Darwin (with source cited):
“…I am quite conscious that my speculations run beyond the bounds of true science….It is a mere rag of an hypothesis with as many flaw
-Charles Darwin to Asa Gray, cited by Adrian Desmond and James Moore, Darwin, (New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1991) pp. 456, 475.
