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Blackmont posted on Oct 18, 2008 at 05:37PM
about crocodiles:

They are an ancient lineage, and are believed to have changed little since the time of the dinosaurs. They are believed to be 200 million years old whereas dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago; crocodiles survived great extinction events.

My question; does anybody has a list of other animals like this? I would like to know if there are other animals living today, that where basically the same during or before the dinosaur age.

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پہلے زیادہ سے سال ایک _Quinn_ said…
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Hi Blackmont.

Horseshoe crabs. Horseshoe crabs are often called living fossils because they have changed little in the last 445 million years.
Sharks. Evidence of the existence of sharks extends back over 450-420 million years. The modern sharks began to appear about 100 million years ago.
Turtles. They have exsisted since the Triassic, the time of the dinosaurs. The earliest turtles date back 215 million years, making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups.