50 Underwater Discoveries That Shocked The World

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A combined team of German and Danish biologists were carrying out a survey of red clay in the Pacific; they analyzed samples by drilling about a hundred feet into the ocean floor. During the drilling and exploration of the Pacific Ocean floor, marine biologists found organisms that can be traced back to the age of dinosaurs.

These primitive creatures breathe slowly but they also use oxygen for respiration. They were found beneath the ocean floor where scientists believe they’ve been for about 70 million years without feeding.

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