Product Description: In 1938 the discovery of a large, unusual fish turned the scientific community on end. Dubbed a living fossil, the discovery of a coelacanth in South Africa shocked scientists around the world who thought this type of fish had died out millions of years prior during the process of evolution...read more

From underwater quests for hidden populations to the dissection of the coelacanth's unique organs, a gripping scientific drama brings to life the thrill of the 1938 discovery of the coelacanth, a fish previously believed to be extinct. Jr Lib Guild. (view table of contents)

Describes animals that have remained unchanged for thousands of years, including the horseshoe crab, the nautilus, the tuatara, the coelacanth, crocodiles, the komodo dragon, and cockroaches

Presents examples of animals, such as the horseshoe crab, which have existed through ice ages, changes in ocean levels, and more, while other species have died out (view table of contents)

Looks at grassland, wetland, forest, mountain, and ocean animals that resemble their prehistoric ancestors, including the Komodo dragon, the coelacanth, and the Indian rhinoceros

Describes plants and animals that developed in ancient times and remain relatively unchanged today, including the cockroach, opossum, and ginkgo tree

Examines living animals and plants that have managed to survive as species over millions of years without undergoing change, including the shark, crocodile, horseshoe crab, and magnolia

Photographs of prehistoric fossils show how certain animals--including sharks, crocodiles, cockroaches, opossums, and dragonflies--have changed only minimally in the sixty-five million years since the time of dinosaurs