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Arctic Ocean Survey May Reveal Lost World

core plexus writes " A new survey of the depths of the ice-capped Arctic Ocean as reported at Reuters, BBC, and others, could reveal a lost world of living fossils and exotic new species from jellyfish to giant squid, scientists said on Thursday. They speculated that Arctic waters might hide creatures known only from fossils, such as trilobites that flourished 300 million years ago. The international scheme will include probing a 12,470-foot abyss off Canada described by project leaders as the "world's oldest sea water -- a vast, still pool unstirred for millennia, walled by steep ridges and lidded with ice." Bring on the "Jurassic Park" references."

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  1. uhh WRONG by spacerodent · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    you sir are an uneducated idiot. They've found assloads of life both complex and single cellular around geothermal vents far below any sunlight or oxygen. Watch some discovery channel for christs sake.

  2. Re:They will find death. by GISGEOLOGYGEEK · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Try heavy metal poisoning.

    I'm not trying to say you are wrong, i would just like you to try heavy metal poisoning. It would suit you. Symptoms of heavy metal poisoning would definately explain how you could make such a dumbass response to my post.

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