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Coelacanth
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Infraclass |
Coelacanthimorpha |
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Coelacanths are an order of lobe-finned fish related to lungfish and tetrapods.
They first appeared in the Devonian period, and for many years, were believed to have gone extinct at the
Cretaceous period.
However, a living specimen was found in a fishing net brought ashore in
South Africa in
1938
(and since then other specimens have brought ashore at a number of locations around the Indian Ocean).
Coelacanth were very successful and widespread from the Devonian until the
Cretaceous.
Scientists now think that what happened is that they suffered a near total extinction at the end of the
Cretaceous. that wiped out
all shallow-water species, and left only hard-to-find deep-water species (fossils are rarely lifted from, or recovered from, deep-water locations).
Because of their apparent disappearance from the fossil
record for millions of years, and their later discovery alive, Coelacanths are known as a "Lazarus taxon".
One interesting aside about Coelacanths is that they are offered described in the popular media as having been
unchanged for millions of years, but this is not the case. Neither of the two currently known living species, nor any other members of their genus, have been found in the
fossil
record.
Coelacanth is a lobe-finned fish that first appeared during the Devonian
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By Samantha Weinberg
Harper Perennial
Released: February 6th, 2001
Paperback (220 pages)
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A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth- Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
- Brand: Harper Perennial
- ISBNs: 9780060932855, 0060932856
- EAN: 9780060932855
- PartNumber: Illustrated
Details:- Paperback
- Edition: First Edition
- Number of Pages: 220
- Author: Samantha Weinberg
- Publication Date: February 6th, 2001
- Release Date: February 6th, 2001
Physical Description:- Size: 8.0 Inches by 5.31 Inches by 0.54 Inches
- Weight: 0.43 Pounds
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By Mike Bruton
University Press of Florida
Released: March 6th, 2018
Paperback (328 pages)
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The Annotated Old Fourlegs: The Updated Story of the Coelacanth- Manufacturer: University Press of Florida
- Brand: University Press of Florida
- ISBN: 0813064643
- EAN: 9780813064642
Details:- Paperback
- Edition: Annotated
- Number of Pages: 328
- Author: Mike Bruton
- Publication Date: March 6th, 2018
- Release Date: March 6th, 2018
Physical Description:- Size: 8.3 Inches by 8.3 Inches by 0.9 Inches
- Weight: 2.3 Pounds
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By Mike Bruton
Penguin Random House South Africa
Released: July 10th, 2018
Paperback (64 pages)
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The Amazing Coelacanth- Manufacturer: Penguin Random House South Africa
- Brand: Penguin Random House South Africa
- ISBN: 1775845028
- EAN: 9781775845027
- PartNumber: 130
Details:- Paperback
- Number of Pages: 64
- Author: Mike Bruton
- Publication Date: July 10th, 2018
- Release Date: July 10th, 2018
Physical Description:- Size: 10.9 Inches by 8.3 Inches by 0.4 Inches
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By Keith Stewart Thomson
W. W. Norton & Company
Released: July 17th, 1992
Paperback (254 pages)
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Living Fossil: The Story of the Coelacanth- Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
- Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
- ISBN: 0393308685
- EAN: 9780393308686
- PartNumber: black & white illustrations
Details:- Paperback
- Edition: Revised ed.
- Number of Pages: 254
- Author: Keith Stewart Thomson
- Publication Date: July 17th, 1992
- Release Date: July 17th, 1992
Physical Description:- Size: 8.2 Inches by 5.5 Inches by 0.7 Inches
- Weight: 0.72532084198 Pounds
Features:- Paperback with picture of the coelacanth. 252 pages
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By Sarah Newland
Hiking Hedgehog Press, LLC
Released: August 12th, 2019
Paperback (319 pages)
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Extant: The Coelacanth Project Book 1- Manufacturer: Hiking Hedgehog Press, LLC
- Brand: Hiking Hedgehog Press, LLC
- ISBN: 1733345809
- EAN: 9781733345804
Details:- Paperback
- Number of Pages: 319
- Author: Sarah Newland
- Publication Date: August 12th, 2019
- Release Date: August 12th, 2019
Physical Description:- Size: 8.5 Inches by 5.5 Inches by 0.8 Inches
- Weight: 0.89948602896 Pounds
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By Sarah Newland
Hiking Hedgehog Press, LLC
Released: April 4th, 2021
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Chymist: The Coelacanth Project Book II- Manufacturer: Hiking Hedgehog Press, LLC
- ISBN: 1733345833
- EAN: 9781733345835
Details:- Paperback
- Number of Pages: 390
- Author: Sarah Newland
- Publication Date: April 4th, 2021
- Release Date: April 4th, 2021
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