Living Fossil The Story Of The Coelacanth

Author : Keith Stewart Thomson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1992-07-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780393245356

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Living Fossil: The Story of the Coelacanth by Keith Stewart Thomson Pdf

"An engrossing tale of obsession, adventure and scientific reasoning." —Betty Ann Kevles, Los Angeles Times In the winter of 1938, a fishing boat by chance dragged from the Indian Ocean a fish thought extinct for 70 million years. It was a coelacanth, which thrived concurrently with dinosaurs and pterodactyls—an animal of major importance to those who study the history of vertebrate life. Living Fossil describes the life and habitat of the coelcanth and what scientists have learned about it during fifty years of research. It is an exciting and very human story, filled with ambitious and brilliant people, that reveals much about the practice of modern science.

Author : Valerie J. Weber
Publisher : Gareth Stevens
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0836845617

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Coelacanth by Valerie J. Weber Pdf

Describes the physical characteristics of a fish that is thought to have lived 400 million years ago.

Author : Peter L. Forey
Publisher : Forrest
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Coelaca
ISBN : 0955074096

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Coelacanth by Peter L. Forey Pdf

The purpose of this book is to give an account of the life and times of a single species of fish, Latimeria chalumnae- the coelacanth (or are there now two species?). Before the discovery of the modern Latimeria, relationships of the coelacanths were thought to lie with the rhipidistians, a group of fossil fishes that many think are tetrapod ancestors. Hence, by looking at the modern coelacanth and assuming conservatism we may be able to reconstruct the life of the 'missing link' between fishes and tetrapods. The coelacanth is the only living animal to retain some structuralcharacteristics that were certainly present in the tetrapod ancestors, such as the intracranial joint. Therefore it is of some interest to try and find out how this joint works and what it is there for. The gene pool of the coelacanth has been separated from that of all other living vertebrates for at least 360 million years. Therefore, it is of some interest to find out how much deviation from contemporaneous fishes there has been. Coelacanths have often been used as the classic example of a particular evolutionary pattern whereby evolution is very fast in the early years and then slows down to stability and finally stagnation. This needs to be evaluated in the light of what we now know of the history of the coelacanths as a genetic lineage.

Author : Sally M. Walker
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781575055367

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Fossil Fish Found Alive by Sally M. Walker Pdf

Describes the 1938 discovery of the coelacanth, a fish previously believed to be extinct, and subsequent research about it.

Author : Keith Thomson
Publisher : Radius
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1991-01
Category : Coelacanth
ISBN : 0091751152

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Living Fossil by Keith Thomson Pdf

Off the coast of Southern Africa a fishing boat drags in a strange creature. A museum curator and a fish expert realize that they are looking at an animal from another time. This is a tale of modern science - chance capture, international rivalry and the obsessive personalities of the scientists. The coelacanth lives in the deep waters around one group of tiny islands. Why? Can it survive? What other forgotten creatures remain to be discovered?

Author : N. Eldredge,S. M. Stanley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461382713

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Living Fossils by N. Eldredge,S. M. Stanley Pdf

The case history approach has an impressive record of success in a variety of disciplines. Collections of case histories, casebooks, are now widely used in all sorts of specialties other than in their familiar appli cation to law and medicine. The case method had its formal beginning at Harvard in 1871 when Christopher Lagdell developed it as a means of teaching. It was so successful in teaching law that it was soon adopted in medical education, and the collection of cases provided the raw material for research on various diseases. Subsequently, the case history approach spread to such varied fields as business, psychology, management, and economics, and there are over 100 books in print that use this approach. The idea for a series of Casehooks in Earth Science grew from my experience in organizing and editing a collection of examples of one variety of sedimentary deposits. The prqject began as an effort to bring some order to a large number of descriptions of these deposits that were so varied in presentation and terminology that even specialists found them difficult to compare and analyze. Thus, from the beginning, it was evident that something more than a simple collection of papers was needed. Accordingly, the nearly fifty contributors worked together with George de Vries Klein and me to establish a standard format for presenting the case histories.

Author : Peter Humphry Greenwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Coelacanth
ISBN : 0565010972

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A Living Fossil Fish by Peter Humphry Greenwood Pdf

Author : Samantha Weinberg,Fourth Estate
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001-02-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780060932855

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A Fish Caught in Time by Samantha Weinberg,Fourth Estate Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:45655764

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Coelacanth by Anonim Pdf

The American Museum of Natural History, located in New York City, features information on the coelacanth, as part of its online exhibit entitled "Expedition: Treasures." Coelacanths are an ancient lineage of fish-like vertebrates that first appeared over 350 million years ago. The museum includes an image of a fossil that is on view at the museum.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Coelacanth
ISBN : 0690504799

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The Long Lost Coelacanth by Anonim Pdf

Describes the Coelacanth, a fish thought to have been extinct for seventy million years until one was discovered in 1938, and other examples of plants and animals known as "living fossils."

Author : Caroline Arnold
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781607348368

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Living Fossils: Clues to the Past by Caroline Arnold Pdf

You haven’t changed a bit! Living fossils, or modern-day animals that very closely resemble their ancient relatives. Meet the coelacanth, horseshoe crab, dragonfly, tuatara, nautilus, and Hula painted frog. All are living fossils. Why have they changed so little over time, while other animals evolved or went extinct? Using contrasting "then" and "now" illustrations, veteran nonfiction writer Caroline Arnold alternates between a prehistoric creature in its native environment and its contemporary living-fossil counterpart. An amazing way to experience the ancient past! Back matter includes a time line, additional information about the six living fossils, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.

Author : Mike Bruton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0813064643

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The Annotated Old Fourlegs by Mike Bruton Pdf

"When the famous South African fish scientist Professor JLB Smith published Old Fourlegs - The Story of the Coelacanth in 1956 he created an international sensation. After all, this 400-million-year-old fish, known only from fossil remains, was thought to have become extinct around 66 million years ago! JLB Smith's dramatic account of the discovery of the first and second coelacanths in 1938 and 1952 turned him into a cult figure and put South African science on the world map. His book was eventually published in six English editions and translated into nine foreign languages. Mike Bruton's The Annotated Old Fourlegs includes a facsimile reprint of the original book, to which he has added notes and images in the margins that provide an interesting and revealing commentary on Smith's text, as well as new introductory and explanatory chapters that bring the coelacanth story up to date" - Publisher's website.

Author : Canadian Museum of Nature
Publisher : National Museums of Canada = Musées nationaux du Canada
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0660000105

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Old Four Legs by Canadian Museum of Nature Pdf

Author : Peter Forey
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1997-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0412784807

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History of the Coelacanth Fishes by Peter Forey Pdf

This book evaluates the reputation of the coelacanth, presenting up-to-date accounts of the structure of fossil coelacanths, and suggests a family history to show that there have been subtle but significant changes in coelacanth history.

Author : Mike Bruton
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781775845010

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The Annotated Old Four Legs by Mike Bruton Pdf

When the famous South African fish scientist Professor JLB Smith published Old Fourlegs – The Story of the Coelacanth in 1956 he created an international sensation. After all, this 400-million-year-old fish, known only from fossil remains, was thought to have become extinct around 66 million years ago! JLB Smith’s dramatic account of the discovery of the first and second coelacanths in 1938 and 1952 turned him into a cult figure and put South African science on the world map. His book was eventually published in six English editions and translated into nine foreign languages. Mike Bruton’s The Annotated Old Fourlegs includes a facsimile reprint of the original book, to which he has added notes and images in the margins that provide an interesting and revealing commentary on Smith’s text, as well as new introductory and explanatory chapters that bring the coelacanth story up to date.