Prehistoric Animals STILL ALIVE Today!!! From ancient lizards to million year old birds…stay tuned to number 1 to find out what is the oldest living animal still alive today! Some of these animals date back to the cretaceous period...and some are near extinction. This top 10 brought to you by Zero2Hero!! Don't forget to subscribe here! https://goo.gl/NXuChu Click here to check out these Most INSANE Lottery Winner Disasters!! https://youtu.be/DXt_w51vHCk Number 10: Crocodiles. Perhaps the most obvious prehistoric animal is the crocodile, which even looks like a floor bound version of a T-Rex. But, things evolve and change over time, just look at photos of your parents’ from before you were born, but of all reptiles alive today…crocodiles are the least changed. The earlier crocodiles of the Triassic and Jurassic periods had a few “design features” that didn’t stick around for too long, but for the most part, crocodiles have remained exactly the same for 65 million years: Like Conan O’Brian’s hair. The Mesozoic Era croocdiles developed the 3 main traits they are known for, their “brand” if you will: stubby legs, sleek bodies and marine lifestyle. Many people get confused between crocodiles and alligators, but there ARE subtle differences. For starters: there are 14 known species of croc, but only two known species of alligator. Crocodiles have more webbing on their feet than alligators and are better at tolerating saltwater. And, most importantly, you see crocodiles in a while, but you don’t see alligators until later. Number 9: Sandhill Crane The fact that birds are descended from dinosaurs is a fact as universally acknowledged as humans breathing air. But as the centuries rolled by, they gained feathers, and lost some size. It may seem odd to think of the likes of pigeons being part of the same family as T-Rex’s but sometimes the apple DOES fall far from the tree. To get technical birds are evolved from a group of dinosaurs know as manirapotoran therpods. That may sound like gobbledygook from Harry Potter, but manirapotoran therpods were small, meat-eating dinosaurs, such as Velociraptors. And when you really take a look, birds are more similar to velociraptors than you might think! We would love to be there for THAT family reunion. One notable example is the sandhill crane. Native to Northeastern Siberia and North America, some of the oldest known Sandhill Crane fossils date back 2.5 million years, which is much older than any other bird fossil, with another fossil suspected as belonging to a sand hill crane going back a remarkable 10 million years. They could get pretty big too, with some of the largest examples having a wingspan of 6ft 11! Number 8: Chinese Gian Slamander. Individually, the chinese giant salamander can reach as old as 60 years, there are even undocumented claims of some being as old as 200. But, as a species, the Chinese giant salamander is the oldest, and longest, amphibian in the world with some growing as long as 5 foot 9 inches. If it were to stand up on it’s hind legs that would be exactly as tall as Robert Downey Jr, 1 inch taller than Tom Holland and 4 inches taller than Bruno Mars. The Chinese giant salamander’s long-time on the planet could sadly be coming to an end though. Over collection of the animal, due to its use in traditional medicines and its meat being considered a delicacy, has left the Chinese giant salamander a critically endangered species. Despite them being so endangered, the criminal penalty for hunting them is surprisingly low, just 50 yuan, which is a mere six dollars, U.S. With their dying out being such a crisis, 14 nature reserves were established in the 80’s to focus solely on chinese giant salamander conservation, but it’s been little help. Before we move on, take a second to like this video, and while you’re there, hit the subscribe button below! Number 7: Martialis Heuruka Ant. Discovered in the year 2000, the martialis heureka ant is the ACTUAL millennium bug. Remarkably, seeing as they weren’t known about until as late as the 2000’s, the martialis heureka ant is estimated to have lurked in the nooks and crannies of the world for as long as 120 million years. It belongs to the oldest known distinct lineage to have diverged from the ancestors of all other ants. The first proof of their existence, found in Germany in the year 2000, was damaged. A new specimen wasnot found until 2003 by a graduate of the Univeristy of Texas. Their name relates to their appearance looking somewhat martian. Their orangeish coloring and unique features definetly make them look like something out of an old sci-fi movie. Number 6: Horse Shoe Crab. Its name is something of a misnomer. The horseshoe crab actually has more in common with spiders, ticks and scorpions than any crab. Some people change their “look” ever couple of years, maybe a new haircut, or a new piercing. But not the horseshoe crab! This little fella has remained unchanged for 450 million years.
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