Living Fossil
The Story of the Coelacanth
Format:Paperback
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Published:1st Oct '92
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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.
"One of the classic stories of zoology, told with uncommon authority and grace." -- Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University
"A marvelous book describing the discovery of the coelacanth and its importance to evolutionary biology. . . . Fascinating reading for scientist and non-scientist alike." -- George D. Langdon, president, American Museum of Natural History
"Authoritative and eminently readable, deserving of a wide audience." -- James D. Ebert, National Academy of Sciences
ISBN: 9780393308686
Dimensions: 208mm x 140mm x 18mm
Weight: 329g
254 pages