Sunday, December 7, 2008

What's Old Is New: 12 Living Fossils


What's Old Is New: 12 Living Fossils: "To navigate the currents of ecological fate, most creatures adapt — but a few have stuck to their evolutionary guns.

Known as living fossils, they lasted for millions of years with barely a change, even as their relatives went extinct or took different paths across the tree of life.

Many are now threatened or endangered. But with some luck and a little help, living fossils will be able to survive the age of humans, too."

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