The Coelacanth, a dive into our origins

The Coelacanth, a dive into our origins

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Gombessa Expedition 1 To dive for the Coelacanth is to go back in time. In 1938, when it was known only as a fossil, a Coelacanth was discovered in South Africa in a fisherman's net. This species bears witness to an evolutionary bifurcation 380 million years ago, and bears the marks of a great event: the day the fish ...

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Laurent Ballesta

Laurent Ballesta

Self - Plongeur, photographe, biologiste marin

Gaël Clément

Gaël Clément

Self - Paléontologue au Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Paris

Peter Timm

Peter Timm

Self - Plongeur, fondateur du Trimix, Afrique du Sud

Emmanuel Blanche

Emmanuel Blanche

Self - Médecin hyperbare de l'expédition " Gombessa 1 "

Florian Holon

Florian Holon

Self - Plongeur de l'expédition " Gombessa 1 "

Thibault Rauby

Thibault Rauby

Self - Biologiste, plongeur de l'expédition " Gombessa 1 "

Yanick Gentil

Yanick Gentil

Self - Cameraman sous-marin, plongeur de l'expédition " Gombessa 1 "

Marc Herbin

Marc Herbin

Self - Spécialiste de la locomotion des vertebrés, CNRS / MNHN

Kerry Sink

Kerry Sink

Self - Chercheur au The South African Institute Aquatic Biodiversity

Cédric Gentil

Cédric Gentil

Self - Logisticien de l'expédition " Gombessa 1 "

Mélanie Faye

Mélanie Faye

Narrator (voice)