#JLF 2014: A Fish Caught in Time- The Search for the Coelacanth
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Channel: Jaipur Literature Festival · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism
Samantha Weinberg introduced by Samanth Subramanian Presented by Rajasthan Patrika The coelacanth is no ordinary fish. Five feet long, with luminescent eyes and limbs like fins, this bizarre creature, presumed to be extinct, was discovered in 1938 by an amateur ichthyologist, who recognized it from fossils dating back 400 million years.
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