Still Waters Posted June 17, 2014 #1 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Protulophila, a microscopic marine animal thought to have been extinct for 4 million years, has been found living in seas around New Zealand. http://www.sci-news....live-01994.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBelieveWhatIWant Posted June 18, 2014 #2 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I know it's difficult to compare a small organism to something like...oh I don't know....a plesiosaur or a megalodon. Unlikely to still be alive but you never know we have only explored 5% of the ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximusnow Posted June 18, 2014 #3 Share Posted June 18, 2014 We have a vast Ocean to explore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted June 18, 2014 #4 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Another one for the marine cryptid fans to cling to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted June 18, 2014 #5 Share Posted June 18, 2014 So what does it prey upon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted June 18, 2014 #6 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I know it's difficult to compare a small organism to something like...oh I don't know....a plesiosaur or a megalodon. Unlikely to still be alive but you never know we have only explored 5% of the ocean We still find unknown plants and animals every year, but large ones are uncommon, because, well, they are large and likely would be noticed already. The ocean does make a better hiding place, having been out at sea for days and not seeing more than the occasional flying fish, it's amazing how much "empty" ocean there is and how far and wide the life is scattered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Sam Posted June 18, 2014 #7 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Most of these fossil species are like in remote areas or deep under the ocean, I doubt that felt the effects of the fallout from extinction events due to they live in their own environment cut off from the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted June 18, 2014 #8 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Sounds like some excellent detective work by these biologists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfonso Posted June 18, 2014 #9 Share Posted June 18, 2014 some-ones not been doing there job ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted June 18, 2014 #10 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I like how quite a lot people have replaced religion with science nowadays yet fail to see that science is only "fact" until it's proven wrong. Just because there is no proof of a number of things doesn't mean that they don't exist. I'm not trying to attach this case to UFOs or Ghosts etc but just the fact that science can sometimes be blind faith is just as weird as religion. I'm not religious or spiritual in any way, I just think with these forums there is a lot of argument between both and they can both be equally inaccurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Trinity Posted June 19, 2014 #11 Share Posted June 19, 2014 It is clear I think, mysteries await us in the depths of our oceans, as they do in the expanse of the universe. Always fascinating to watch the seas part and see the wonders beneath the waves we never knew were there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.truth.is.out.there.x Posted June 19, 2014 #12 Share Posted June 19, 2014 We need to explore more in the ocean; there is only a small percent of the ocean we know about, and if you look at the diverse organisms there, we can only begin to imagine what else lies beyond the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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