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... survive 24 thousand years in permafrost
Tiny invertebrates, rotifers, were found in frozen ground in Siberia.
Using carbon-14 dating, it was determined that they had been under ice for 24,000 years.
After being "thawed out," they began to move, eat, and even produce offspring (without fertilization, as they are asexual):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSjYLKiDR00
Tiny invertebrates, rotifers, were found in frozen ground in Siberia.
Using carbon-14 dating, it was determined that they had been under ice for 24,000 years.
After being "thawed out," they began to move, eat, and even produce offspring (without fertilization, as they are asexual):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSjYLKiDR00
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