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These weird creatures were found in
an abandoned foundation
pit in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk.
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Creature Pulled From Russian Pond Baffles
Locals
Underwatertimes.com News Service
CHELYABINSK, Russia -- According to a local report, A strange prehistoric creature has been found in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. The creature, still unidentified, appeared in a flooded ditch at a construction site. Evidently the deep ditch was inundated by a underground river and sat full of water for quite some time. The report goes on to say that a few months later, some workers spotted some movement in the water. When they threw some of their lunch in the water, the workers were amazed to see movement in the ditch. Puzzled, the workes investigated and brought up the creature. When the creature tried to bite, the workers had to kill it with some nearby equipment. The workers estimated the size of the creature at 5 feet. Source: Underwater Times... Original Source: http://englishrussia.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notostraca http://mytriops.com/articles/triops_intro.stm http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2007/11/11/a-prehistoric-fish-in-russian-pond/ http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread316190/pg1 |
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Notostraca
The order Notostraca
comprises the single family Triopsidae, containing
the tadpole shrimp or shield shrimp. The two genera,
Triops and Lepidurus, are considered living fossils,
having not changed significantly in outward form
since the Triassic. They have a broad, flat
carapace, which conceals the head and bears a single
pair of compound eyes. The abdomen is long, appears
to be segmented and bears numerous pairs of
flattened legs. The telson is flanked by a pair of
long, thin caudal rami. Phenotypic plasticity within
taxa makes species-level identification difficult,
and is further compounded by variation in the mode
of reproduction. Notostracans are omnivores living
on the bottom of temporary pools and shallow lakes.
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