Dinosaur Shrimp Animal Pictures
T. longicaudatus
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Dinosaur shrimp Triops cancriformis tadpole shrimp in water
Dinosaur Shrimp can survive in very shallow water.
dinosaur shrimp Triops granarius are considered living fossils, with a fossil record that reaches back to the late Carboniferous, 300 million years ago. Triops live in water filled with bacteria that they eat.
This shrimp from Australia has a reddish color but is part of the same family as the Dinosaur Shrimp.
Close up of prehistoric Shield Shrimp. Considered a living fossil, the Triops Australiensis emerges from the desert sands after heavy rain.
Dinosaur Shrimp are ancient,and classified as living fossils.
