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Living Fossils in Australian Waters
December 3, 2009 | Deep Down Under

There are creatures living in Australia’s Coral Sea that have remained largely unchanged for millions of years, such as some echinoderms, sponges, corals, and more. Project Deep Down Under will recover some of these “living fossils”, and is keeping a blog of their adventure (in both German and English).


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