A Fish Caught in Time

A Fish Caught in Time
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9780060932855
ISBN-13 : 0060932856
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Book Synopsis A Fish Caught in Time by : Samantha Weinberg

Download or read book A Fish Caught in Time written by Samantha Weinberg and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2001-02-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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