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Oldest Seahorses Found

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  • #2
    The Paws
    Closed Accounts Posts: 418 ✭✭The Paws


    is it incredible? has it evolved much? i couldnt see the fin in that fossil...


  • #3
    Galvasean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    The seahorse's fin is made of soft tissue, which is unlikely to fossilize.


  • #4
    Galvasean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    The Paws wrote: »
    has it evolved much?

    I forgot to mention that the extinct species (Hippocampus sarmaticus) differs from modern seahorses in that it had a longer snout. All of the modern seahorses also belong to the genus Hippocampus, so they have not changed too much.
    A list of seahorse species can be found here.


  • #5
    The Paws
    Closed Accounts Posts: 418 ✭✭The Paws


    Thanks for that Galvasean,
    I cant get over that there are so many species of Seahorse!!


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