The Coelacanth

Thought to be extinct for, oh, 65 million years or so. However, it was rediscovered near the east coast of South Africa in 1938. They weigh about 176 pounds on average and can be as long as 6.5 feet (one account says even up to 15 feet). They have since popped up in waters near Tanzania and Indonesia, among other places, proving that some species exist even when we think they couldn’t possibly be alive.