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

In 1938, off the coast of South Africa, a woman found a strange blue fish with four stubby fins, pointed spines, and a funny looking tail—it was a coelacanth!

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

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"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 dr