Exploring Earth's Prehistoric Animals
Horseshoe Crab
This creature has been around for more than 450 million years
Coelacanth
This fish rediscovered in 1938 has existed for more than 450 million years
Nautilus
As a "living fossil," it survived for more than 500 million years with little to no evolutionary alteration
Sturgeon
A prehistoric fish that has been around for 200 million years
Crocodile
A species of reptile that dates back roughly 200 million years
Platypus
A unique animal that is Indigenous to Australia and dates back 120 million years
Tuataras
A 200 million- year- old living fossil that is Indigenous to New Zealand
Jelly Fish
A 500 million- year- old marine creature. It is the oldest living being on earth