Древние животные и их образ жизни
Самое древнее животное, которое до сих пор не вымерло. Кто ...
Щитни вида Triops cancriformis считаются самыми древними из ныне живущих живых организмов. Благодаря своей живучести они даже попали в Книгу ...
вот тому подтверждение
Щитни вида Triops cancriformis считаются самыми древними из ныне живущих живых организмов. Благодаря своей живучести они даже попали в Книгу рекордов Гиннеса и <anchor>вот тому подтверждение</anchor>. Они появились на нашей планете около 200 миллионов лет назад, в триасовом периоде. В те времена не существовало Северной и Южной Америки, Африки и так далее, потому что все материки были объединены в один большой суперконтинент — Пангею. На суше в основном произрастали папоротники, которыми питались одни из самых первых динозавров, насекомых и других живых созданий.
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WhoTriops cancriformis

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When
16 November 2010

The oldest living creature is the Triops cancriformis, or tadpole shrimps, which are said to be the oldest pedigree of any living creature and fossil evidence suggests that they have hardly changed in the 200 million years they have existed.
The tadpole shrimps are classed as endangered in the UK, but 2 colonies were found alive and well in July 2010 in the Caerlaverock nature reserve on the English coast line.

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