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Living fossil

life science Maturity 11-13

Some animals look like old fossils.

Coelacanth CAS 1.JPG
Coelacanth CAS 1.JPG
They look like they did long ago. These animals have stayed the same. This helps them live for a long time. It is very cool to see them!
Tuatara.jpg
Tuatara.jpg
Do you like old animals?

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File:Hoatzins in Ecuador.jpg
Hoatzins in Ecuador.jpg
File:Crocodylus acutus jalisco mexico.jpg
Crocodylus acutus jalisco mexico.jpg
File:Rhynchocyon petersi from side.jpg
Rhynchocyon petersi from side.jpg
File:Coelacanth CAS 1.JPG
Coelacanth CAS 1.JPG
File:Mitsukurina owstoni, Pengo.jpg
Mitsukurina owstoni, Pengo.jpg
File:Bufo periglenes2 cropped.jpg
Bufo periglenes2 cropped.jpg
File:Nautilus belauensis profile.jpg
Nautilus belauensis profile.jpg
File:Ginkgo huttoni 1.jpg
Ginkgo huttoni 1.jpg
File:Liphistius malayanus 44930086.jpg
Liphistius malayanus 44930086.jpg
File:Wild shortbeak echidna.jpg
Wild shortbeak echidna.jpg
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OsmundaRegalis.jpg
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Horseshoe Crab.jpg

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