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The Coelacanth: A Living Fossil Rediscovered

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Decide which paragraph, (A) to (D), has the information given in each statement below. Select (E) if the information is not given in any of the paragraphs.

- Coelacanth remains have been unearthed across the globe. - Unintentional trapping in nets poses the greatest risk to these fish. - The creature's formal classification pays homage to its original finder. - Researchers have successfully bred coelacanths in captive settings. - The coelacanth's limb-like fins illuminate the origins of land-dwelling vertebrates. - Over a decade elapsed before a subsequent example was obtained. - The coelacanth maintains a more archaic internal framework than typical fish. - Their deep-ocean dwelling helped shield them from scientific observation. - Indonesian coelacanth populations are thought to exceed African ones.

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