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History of the Coelacanth Fishes

By: Peter L Forey
419 pages, 20 b/w photos, 150 line illus
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
History of the Coelacanth Fishes
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  • History of the Coelacanth Fishes ISBN: 9780412784804 Hardback Nov 1997 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 1 week
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About this book

This book provides the first complete and scientific account of the taxonomy and evolution of this group of fishes. The author considers the traditional view that coelacanths are the nearest living relatives to tetrapods as incorrect, and contends that they are far more primitive than first thought. Contents: natural history; comparative osteology; relationships and evolution; taxonomy.

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Comparative anatomy; interrelationships of coelacanths; classification and evolution of coelacanths; summary of major findings.

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By: Peter L Forey
419 pages, 20 b/w photos, 150 line illus
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
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'Collaboration between Chapman & Hall and the Natural History Museum has produced this rich and erudite volume...are to be congratulated on their commitment. ...elegantly written and easy enough to assimilate. Most palaeoichthyologists will have it on their wish-list.' Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 13:8 (1998)
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