A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth – The Greatest Scientific Find of the Century: An Extinct Prehistoric Creature

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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. This is the entrancing story of that most rare and precious fish -- our own great-uncle forty million times removed. Read more

ASIN 0060932856
ISBN10 9780060932855
ISBN13 978-0060932855
Edition First Edition
Language English
Publisher Harper Perennial
Dimensions 5.31 x 0.54 x 8 inches
Item Weight 2.31 pounds
Print length 220 pages
Publication date February 6, 2001

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