Prehistoric Shrimp Revives in Scotland

Every once in a while, a species thought to be extinct makes a sudden reappearance. The coelacanth is the most famous example. Dating back 70 million years, the fish were known only from fossils until 1938. However, they have survived in deep water around the Comoros and parts of Indonesia. Now it is the turn of a more modest creature, albeit on a smaller scale. The tadpole shrimp has been around 220 million... [read full story]