The Genius of Accidents: The Coelacanth - Episode 3
14 min•12 augusti 2020
The coelacanth is a fish that, until 1938, was only known from the fossil record until a young South African curator named Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer found one - only just deceased - on the deck of a fishing boat.
Presenter Adam Hart speaks with ichthyologists and curators who knew Marjorie, putting together the story of how a curious mind, determination and a bit of luck saved this 'living fossil' for science.
Produced by Rory Galloway. First broadcast on Wednesday 25 July 2018.
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