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Coelacanth



Coelacanth

Scientific Classification
  Kingdom Animalia
  Phylum Chordata
  Class Sarcopterygii
  Subclass Actinistia
  Infraclass Coelacanthimorpha
  Order Coelacanthiformes
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.

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Coelacanth is a lobe-finned fish that first appeared during the Devonian

Coelacanth is a lobe-finned fish that first appeared during the Devonian


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The Annotated Old Fourlegs: The Updated Story of the Coelacanth
By Mike Bruton

University Press of Florida
Released: March 6th, 2018
Paperback (328 pages)

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  • Brand: University Press of Florida
  • ISBN: 0813064643
  • EAN: 9780813064642
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  • Paperback
  • Edition: Annotated
  • Number of Pages: 328
  • Author: Mike Bruton
  • Publication Date: March 6th, 2018
  • Release Date: March 6th, 2018
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  • Size: 8.3 inches by 8.3 inches by 0.9 inches
  • Weight: 2.25091969502 pounds
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A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth
By Samantha Weinberg

Harper Perennial
Released: February 6th, 2001
Paperback (220 pages)

A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth
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  • Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
  • Brand: Harper Perennial
  • ISBNs: 9780060932855, 0060932856
  • EAN: 9780060932855
  • PartNumber: Illustrated
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  • Paperback
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Number of Pages: 220
  • Author: Samantha Weinberg
  • Publication Date: February 6th, 2001
  • Release Date: February 6th, 2001
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  • Size: 8.0 inches by 5.31 inches by 0.54 inches
  • Weight: 2.314853751 pounds
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Coelacanth
By Andrew Cuthbert

LR Price Publications Ltd
Released: November 25th, 2022
Paperback (406 pages)

Coelacanth
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Coelacanth
  • Manufacturer: LR Price Publications Ltd
  • ISBN: 1915330041
  • EAN: 9781915330048
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  • Paperback
  • Number of Pages: 406
  • Author: Andrew Cuthbert
  • Publication Date: November 25th, 2022
  • Release Date: November 25th, 2022
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  • Size: 8.5 inches by 5.5 inches by 0.92 inches
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Fossil Fish Found Alive: Discovering the Coelacanth (Carolrhoda Photo Books)
By Sally M. Walker

Brand: Carolrhoda Books
Released: January 1st, 2002
Library Binding (64 pages)

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  • Brand: Brand: Carolrhoda Books
  • ISBNs: 9781575055367, 1575055368
  • EAN: 9781575055367
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  • Product Category: Library Binding
  • Number of Pages: 64
  • Author: Sally M. Walker
  • Publication Date: January 1st, 2002
  • Release Date: January 1st, 2002
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  • Size: 9.25 inches by 11.25 inches by 0.5 inches
  • Weight: 1.15081300764 pounds
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The Amazing Coelacanth
By Mike Bruton

Random House Books for Young Readers
Released: July 10th, 2018
Paperback (64 pages)

The Amazing Coelacanth
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The Amazing Coelacanth
  • Manufacturer: Penguin Random House South Africa
  • Brand: Random House Books for Young Readers
  • ISBN: 1775845028
  • EAN: 9781775845027
  • PartNumber: 130
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  • Number of Pages: 64
  • Author: Mike Bruton
  • Publication Date: July 10th, 2018
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  • Size: 10.9 Inches by 8.3 Inches by 0.4 Inches
  • Weight: 0.65918216338 Pounds
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Coelacanth: The Greatest Fish Story Ever Told (The Aquitaine Reluctant Readers Series)
By Mary Jo Nickum

Aquitaine Ltd
Released: December 4th, 2016
Paperback (78 pages)

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  • ISBN: 0998085804
  • EAN: 9780998085807
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  • Number of Pages: 78
  • Authors: Mary Jo Nickum, Mary Jo Nickum
  • Publication Date: December 4th, 2016
  • Release Date: December 4th, 2016
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  • Size: 9.25 inches by 7.5 inches by 0.19 inches
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Coelacanth 2023: Volume 12, 2023. Published by Newman University
By Hadassah Umbarger

Independently published
Released: May 29th, 2024
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  • Manufacturer: Independently published
  • EAN: 9798326924087
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  • Number of Pages: 199
  • Author: Hadassah Umbarger
  • Publication Date: May 29th, 2024
  • Release Date: May 29th, 2024
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  • Size: 8.5 inches by 5.5 inches by 0.45 inches
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Living Fossil: The Story of the Coelacanth
By Keith Stewart Thomson

W. W. Norton & Company
Released: July 17th, 1992
Paperback (254 pages)

Living Fossil: The Story of the Coelacanth
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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
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  • Edition: Revised ed.
  • Number of Pages: 254
  • Author: Keith Stewart Thomson
  • Publication Date: July 17th, 1992
  • Release Date: July 17th, 1992
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  • Size: 8.2 inches by 5.5 inches by 0.7 inches
  • Weight: 0.723 pounds
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Coelacanth: The Living Fossil (Weird Wonders of the Deep)
By Valerie J. Weber

Gareth Stevens Pub
Released: December 30th, 2004
Library Binding (24 pages)

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  • ISBN: 0836845617
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  • Number of Pages: 24
  • Author: Valerie J. Weber
  • Publication Date: December 30th, 2004
  • Release Date: December 30th, 2004
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  • Size: 7.25 inches by 7.75 inches by 0.3 inches
  • Weight: 0.41 pounds
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Coelacanth
By Todd French

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  • Number of Pages: 140
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  • Weight: 0.43 pounds
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