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A coelacanth, thought extinct before rediscovered in 1938, is caught off the south-west coast of Madagascar.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 31). A coelacanth, thought extinct before rediscovered in 1938, is caught off the south-west coast of Madagascar.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089337
South African History Online (2012) 'A coelacanth, thought extinct before rediscovered in 1938, is caught off the south-west coast of Madagascar.', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089337 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, A coelacanth, thought extinct before rediscovered in 1938, is caught off the south-west coast of Madagascar. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089337, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"A coelacanth, thought extinct before rediscovered in 1938, is caught off the south-west coast of Madagascar.." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089337. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "A coelacanth, thought extinct before rediscovered in 1938, is caught off the south-west coast of Madagascar.." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089337.
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