Coelacanth Babies: Born, Not Hatched (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1976 January - 1976 January 31

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened approximately January 1976 and closed January 31, 1976. Located in the New York State Roosevelt Memorial at the American Museum of Natural History. "Coelacanth Babies: Born, Not Hatched" featured one of the five embryos found by Museum scientists in the womb of a mature female coelacanth.

Summary

"Coelacanth Babies: Born, Not Hatched" featured one of the five embryos found by Museum scientists in the womb of a mature female coelacanth. Photographs and other material illustrated the scientifically significant discovery which established that coelacanths give birth to living young and are not egg-laying fishes. The exhibition was on view in the Roosevelt Memorial Hall (first floor) of the American Museum of Natural History during the month of January, 1976.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release Calendar of Events, January, 1976. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

New York State Roosevelt Memorial.
Location of exhibition.

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