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Discovery of Lobefins is considered very significant by evolutionary biologists. Explain.

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The discovery of coelacanth, a lobed fin fish in which the fins arise from limb like stalks and not directly from the body was an important discovery in understanding the concept of organic evolution. It is the oldest fish discovered that is believed to be `1xx 10^7` years old and considered as the living fossil.
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