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- catalog abstract "In 1938 Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, the young curator of a small South African museum, spotted an unusual fish which turned out to be a coelacanth, thought to be extinct along with the dinosaurs. The subsequent search for another example of this fish, "believed to be the first fish to crawl from the sea and evolve into reptiles, mammals, eventually mankind," led to international piracy, rumors and obsessions.--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11446452.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description "In 1938 Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, the young curator of a small South African museum, spotted an unusual fish which turned out to be a coelacanth, thought to be extinct along with the dinosaurs. The subsequent search for another example of this fish, "believed to be the first fish to crawl from the sea and evolve into reptiles, mammals, eventually mankind," led to international piracy, rumors and obsessions.--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-214) and index.".
- catalog description "Latimeria chalumnae -- Ex Africa semper aliquid novi -- Inter pisces -- Malinia anjouanae -- Star fish -- Notre coelacanthe -- Le poisson vivant -- In comorian -- Der Quastenflosser -- Jago -- Rajah laut -- Terra incognita.".
- catalog extent "xx, 220 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0060194952 (hc. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : HarperCollins,".
- catalog subject "597.3/9 21".
- catalog subject "Coelacanth.".
- catalog subject "QL638.L26 W45 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "Latimeria chalumnae -- Ex Africa semper aliquid novi -- Inter pisces -- Malinia anjouanae -- Star fish -- Notre coelacanthe -- Le poisson vivant -- In comorian -- Der Quastenflosser -- Jago -- Rajah laut -- Terra incognita.".
- catalog title "A fish caught in time : the search for the coelacanth / Samantha Weinberg.".
- catalog type "text".