During three Antarctic voyages between 2002 and 2005, the German research vessel, Polarstern discovered more than 700 new species of marine life, in frigid depths ranging from 774 to 6,348 meters (about 2,500 to 21,000 feet), which included an exotic creature resembling a fossil trilobite. Any amateur fossil hunter will see in this newly-discovered creature a strong resemblance to the trilobite — a crab-like arthropod which presumably went extinct more than 250 million years ago. For details see Yahoo Group: Auldaney, posting Living Trilobite Discovered!
2007-09-18 20:02:57 · 4 answers · asked by Jeremy Auldaney 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I wish it was a trilobite but you said yourself it is an Isopod, a type of Crustacean. I would assume that the biologists who have erected the classification system, and described this and similar species (serolid isopods have been known for decades) know the difference. And if you contact a taxonomist specialising in this area, I am sure they could point out the anatomical features which place it within Arthropoda: Crustacea: Isopoda, rather than Arthropoda: Trilobita. Superficial resemblance means little. Termites superficially look like ants, echidnas superficially look like hedgehogs, tasmanian tigers superficially looked like canines, etc etc.
2007-09-19 06:34:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Usually in science it is a matter of proving something "is" and not about proving the negative. It would be way cool if if this thing was a true trilobite, but I seriously doubt it....we will have to wait until a specimen is obtained.
2007-09-19 01:45:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Please, include clear indications of your sarcasm in your future posts. As I assume you have not realize, plain text does not work well to make ironic or sarcastic remarks. Without visual and/or hearable ques, your post seems ridiculous and serious rather than the intended playfulness I assume that you intended. Many people prefer emoticons ;-) or emotive descriptors *just kidding* because they are the easiest to understand in an environment like this one where many people just scan the question quickly anyway.
2016-05-18 03:06:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can it be extinct if it was found alive?
Would not surprize me if trilobites were still around. What about that celocanth?
2007-09-18 21:05:36 · answer #4 · answered by bahbdorje 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋