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(A) The $Coelacanth$ is a lobe-finned fish that was believed to have gone extinct approximately $65$ million years ago. However,in $1938$,a living spe

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(A) The $Coelacanth$ is a lobe-finned fish that was believed to have gone extinct approximately $65$ million years ago. However,in $1938$,a living specimen was caught off the coast of South Africa. This discovery provided significant evidence for the evolutionary transition from aquatic to terrestrial life,as $Coelacanths$ are considered to be the ancestors of amphibians.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(1)$ $Scoliodon$	$(p)$ $Saw$ $fish$
$(2)$ $Pristis$	$(q)$ $Sting$ $ray$
$(3)$ $Carcharodon$	$(r)$ $Dog$ $fish$
$(4)$ $Trygon$	$(s)$ $Great$ $white$ $shark$

Which fish,caught in South Africa in $1938$,was thought to be extinct?

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