A fish caught in time: The search for the coelacanth
Weinberg, S. (2000). A fish caught in time: The search for the coelacanth. First edition. HarperCollins Publishers: New York. ISBN 0-06-019495-2. 219 pp.
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Keywords |
Aquatic organisms > Marine organisms > Fish > Marine fish Latimeria chalumnae Smith, 1939 [WoRMS] Marine/Coastal |
Abstract |
The coelacanth (see-lo-canth) is no ordinary fish. Five feet long, with luminescent eyes and limb like fins, this bizarre creature, presumed to be extinct, was discovered in 1938 by an amateur icthyologist who recognized it from fossils dating back 400 million years. The discovery was immediately dubbed the "greatest scientific find of the century," but the excitement that ensued was even more incredible. |
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