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The Annotated Old Fourlegs - The Updated Story of the Coelacanth (Paperback)
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The Annotated Old Fourlegs - The Updated Story of the Coelacanth (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 5 690
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The latest episode in the greatest fish discovery ever made The
appearance of the Coelacanth was like a gigantic tidal wave which
washed me violently from my path, held me in its grip, carried me
along, and set my feet on a quest that dominated some of the best
years of my life.--JLB Smith, Old Fourlegs: The Story of the
Coelacanth When scientist JLB Smith published Old Fourlegs: The
Story of the Coelacanth in 1956, he created an international
sensation. A dramatic account of the discovery of a creature
thought to have been extinct for 65 million years, the book brought
science into the living rooms of thousands. It was published in six
English editions and translated into ten foreign languages. The
Annotated Old Fourlegs brings this incredible story back to life
for today's readers. Smith's famous account begins with the finding
of a strange fish off the coast of South Africa by a local
fisherman. As large as a person, the fish had fins like arms and
vicious snapping jaws. Smith became certain that what had been
caught was the legendary coelacanth, previously known only through
fossils. The book follows Smith's obsessive drive to track down
other specimens and to learn more about this extraordinary fish
that has lived on Earth from the era of the dinosaurs to modern
times. The Annotated Old Fourlegs features a facsimile reprint of
the original book with extensive margin notes, providing insights
on JLB Smith, updates on coelacanth research, and comments on the
coelacanth's influence on contemporary culture. Mike Bruton, an
ichthyologist who has dedicated his life to continuing the
pioneering studies begun by Smith, provides a new introduction and
concluding chapters that bring the coelacanth story up to date.
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