Jul 7, 2024, 07:34 PM IST
Crocodilian species, including crocodiles, have been abundant on Earth for approximately 240 million years.
Snake fossils date back 140-167 million years ago, during the dinosaur era. These reptiles lived among dinosaurs and fed on their young.
Buzzing bees, believed to have first appeared during the Cretaceous period, experienced mass extinction due to their poor fossil record and the extinction of carpenter bees.
Oceanic predators, predating dinosaurs, have been present in the oceans for 450 million years and have survived four of the five major extinction events.
Horseshoe crabs, known as living fossils, have remained relatively unchanged for millions of years, surviving four of the planet's major extinction events, including the K-T event.
Pentasteria, an extinct sea star genus, swam alongside deep-sea dinosaurs from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous, similar to modern starfish. Fossils found in Europe.
Modern lobsters, predating dinosaurs, were the oldest giant filter-feeders, belonging to the anomalocaridids family, with six long claws and four eyes.
This information is not DNA's opinion but obtained from media reports