Updated Coelacanth book

Tim May

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15+ year member
Many ZooChatters will be familiar with J. L. B. Smith's classic book about the discovery of the coelacanth "Old Fourlegs: The Story of the Coelacanth" (J. L. B. Smith; 1956).

One of my Christmas presents, was an updated version "The Annotated Old Fourlegs: The Updated Story of the Coelacanth" (Mike Bruton; 2018).

This new version includes a facsimile reprint of Smith's original work which has been extensively annotated with additional information and more illustrations.

Even if you already own a copy of the original volume, this updated volume is thoroughly recommended.
 
Haven't read either of these books but I did once read "A fish caught in time: the search for the coelacanth" which was quite a good book about the history of the discovery of the fish and research etc.
 
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