Detecting tadpole originated 200 million years

Living fossils of new long-tailed tadpoles were discovered after heavy rains flooded many areas in northern China.

According to the Telegraph, this is considered a living fossil of long-tailed tadpoles. This creature has existed for over 200 million years. Living fossils have almost unchanged body shape over millions of years.

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Living fossils are a term used to refer to species or living organisms, but it seems that species are only known from fossils, there are no relatives of any surviving species. These creatures still exist today, their shape is hardly evolved than hundreds of millions of years ago.

Tadpole Shrimp fossils were discovered after the flooded rain created many large puddles. According to local people, these pools are large enough for organisms to reproduce.

Long-tailed tadpoles usually live at the bottom of temporary puddles and shallow lakes. They eat small creatures in the water.