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Coelacanth (Exhibition)
birth: 1957 July 3
death: 1957, approximately
Exhibition. Opened July 3, 1957 and closed approximately 1957. Located in Section 12, Floor 1 in the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall of the New York State Roosevelt at the American Museum of Natural History. Coelacanth featured a cast of the fish coelacanth and was curated by Mary Patsuris and Bobb Schaeffer.
Summary
Coelacanth featured a cast of the fish coelacanth and was curated by Mary Patsuris and Bobb Schaeffer. The exhibition also featured panels describing the coelacanth's discovery, habitat, evolution, and research regarding the species (1).
This is a condensed summary of the exhibition. For additional information, see Sources and/or Related Resources.