A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth
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...
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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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060932855 (0060932856)
Publish date: February 6th 2001
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Cultural,
Africa,
Book Club,
Science,
Adult,
Environment,
Nature,
Natural History,
Biology,
Animals
Comoros. [Placeholder]Weinberg describes the discovery of the coelacanth (or perhaps the "discovery," since the fishing communities knew it was there even if scientists didn't). The story is engagingly told and contributes to the reader's understanding of the historical and political context of the ...
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