[DOC] [TLE] Coelacanth - Wikipedia [PAR] The coelacanths constitute a now rare order of fish that includes two extant 
species in the genus Latimeria: the West Indian Ocean coelacanth primarily 
found near the Comoro Islands off the east coast of Africa (Latimeria chalumnae) 
and the Indonesian ... Coelacanths were thought to have become extinct in the 
Late Cretaceous,... [DOC] [TLE] Coelacanths, Coelacanth Pictures, Coelacanth Facts - National ... [PAR] Thought to have been long extinct, scientists discovered these "living fossils" in 
1938. ... The primitive-looking coelacanth (pronounced SEEL-uh-kanth) was 
thought ... 1938 by a South African museum curator on a local fishing trawler 
fascinated ... Islands off the east coast of Africa, and one found in the waters off 
Sulawesi,... [DOC] [TLE] Smithsonian Institution - The Coelacanth: More Living than Fossil [PAR] The first living coelacanth was discovered in 1938 and bears the scientific name 
... in the Western Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the east coast of Africa, 
... thought to be about a year in duration during which time the embryos feed off 
the ... primitive osteichthyans or bony fishes (as opposed to a cartilaginous fishes,
... [DOC] [TLE] Coelacanth facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] A coelacanth (pronounced SEE-luh-kanth) is a large, primitive fish found in ... 
Described as a "living fossil" and once thought to be extinct, this deep-sea fish is 
believed to ... Until 1938, most scientists believed the coelacanth had 
disappeared along ... off the eastern coast of South Africa caught a 5-foot (1.5-
meter) fish with... [DOC] [TLE] Photos of Rare Fish May Be Clue to Evolution - NYTimes.com [PAR] Sep 24, 1987 ... LEAD: Primitive fish once believed to have died out long before the demise of ... 
The extinct rhipidistian fishes, also members of the crossopterygian line ... 
Strange Catch Off Africa. In 1938, however, a fisherman near the southern coast 
of Africa netted a strange fish, the remains of which reached a biologist. [DOC] [TLE] Summary/Reviews: A fish caught in time : [PAR] In 1938, the young curator of a small museum in the South African town of East ... 
years, from 400 million years ago until they went extinct about 70 million years 
ago. ... however, a live one was discovered off the coast of South Africa in 1938. 
... In 1938, a fish believed to be extinct for 70 million years was caught off the 
South... [DOC] [TLE] A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth: Samantha ... [PAR] Buy A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth on Amazon.com  
FREE ... however, a live one was discovered off the coast of South Africa in 1938. 
... a flavor for the biological issues surrounding this primitive group of fish. .... was 
believed to have been extinct for millions of years until one was pulled from the... [DOC] [TLE] Top 10 Prehistoric Fish Alive Today - Listverse [PAR] May 14, 2010 ... This deep sea predator, one of the most primitive sharks alive today, ... These 
african fish are often called dinosaur eels, due to their ... dinosaurs, but in 1938, 
a live specimen was caught in South Africa. .... Otherwise what kind of dumbshit 
scientist studying extinct fish decides to slice off a piece and eat it? [DOC] [TLE] Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) - Pictures and facts - Fish ... [PAR] A few days before Christmas in 1938, a Coelacanth was caught at the mouth of 
the Chalumna River on the east coast of South Africa. ... to evolution they were 
thought to be extinct until one was caught off South Africa in 1938. ... The 
coelacanth is a primitive crossopterygian (lobe-finned) fish which first appeared 
in the fossil... [DOC] [TLE] Coelacanth - definition of coelacanth by The Free Dictionary [PAR] (Animals) a primitive marine bony fish of the genus Latimeria (subclass ... 
Coelacanths were thought to be extinct until a living species was discovered in 
1938. ... been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast 
of Africa ... for 65

Question: This primitive fish was believed extinct until caught off the African coast in 1938
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