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A fish caught in time : the search for the coelacanth / Samantha Weinberg

This account details the 1938 discovery of a live coelacanth off the South African coast, a species previously believed to have been extinct for millions of years. It examines the specimen's unique physical characteristics and its significance to evolutionary science.

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