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Discover 15 incredible creatures that existed long before dinosaurs and are still alive today. From jellyfish to horseshoe crabs, these ancient survivors have endured for hundreds of millions of years. #Dinosaurs #AncientCreatures #LivingFossils #AnimalFacts #Wildlife #NatureFacts #Prehistoric #History #OceanCreatures #Documentary #Animals #Nature
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00:00dinosaurs went extinct these didn't number 15 sturgeon sturgeon survived since prehistoric
00:07times with little change some grow enormous and live beyond 100 years number 14 triops
00:17triops resemble fossils over 200 million years old their eggs survive years without water before
00:24hatching number 13 lamprey lampreys evolved before most fish developed jaws completely
00:32they attach using suction mouth lined with sharp teeth number 12 shark sharks hunted earth's oceans
00:40before dinosaurs even existed some species detect electrical signals from hidden prey
00:47number 11 tuatara the tuatara comes from an ancient reptile lineage young tuataras develop a temporary
00:56third eye number 10 hagfish hagfish release massive defensive slime underwater they absorb nutrients
01:06through skin and gills number nine sea lily sea lilies existed hundreds of millions of years ago
01:16their feather-like arms trapped drifting food underwater number eight horseshoe crab horseshoe crabs
01:23survived over 450 million years their blue blood detects deadly bacterial contamination number seven
01:32velvet worm velvet worms capture prey using sticky slime their lineage dates back hundreds of millions of
01:41years number six jellyfish jellyfish existed before dinosaurs and trees some species possess venom capable
01:52of killing humans number five nautilus the nautilus survived multiple mass extinctions its spiral shell
02:01controls buoyancy deep underwater number four scorpion scorpions existed before dinosaurs appeared on land
02:11some species glow under ultraviolet light naturally number three comb jelly comb jellies are among
02:19earth's earliest animals they move using rows of hair-like structures
02:26number two sea anemone sea anemones existed before dinosaurs appeared they paralyze prey using venomous
02:36tentacles number one sea spun sea sponges are among earth's oldest known animals they survive without brains hearts or true
02:46organs
02:48number eight birds in a
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