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Asked by caoimhexx to Jo, Kevin, Louise, Valeria on 20 Jun 2012.
Question: are 'triops' really dinosaurs? i thought they were all extinct?
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Kevin Mahon answered on 20 Jun 2012:
No they are tiny crustaceans – dinosaurs were reptiles! But triops are considered to be ‘living fossils’ as they can be traced back 300 million years ago – so although they were around during the time of the dinosaurs, they aren’t themselves dinosaurs!
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Kevin commented on :
Awesome question by the way – triops are really weird and people don’t know about them generally!
caoimhexx commented on :
ty:)