Hou Zhenlong: It is said that the most ancient snake like a dragon may be the prototype of a dragon.
1979, paleontologists discovered a snake with strong hind legs in the Palestinian town of Enya Bruwood near Ramallah. It looks like an ancient sea snake (about/kloc-0.0 billion years ago). Its length is about 1 m, and its head is like a lizard, or closer to a lizard!
Therefore, whether it is the ancestor of lizards or snakes has been debated endlessly in the paleontological world. It was not until 1997 that this problem was finally proved to be the ancestor of a snake. Of course, its body is longer, which is completely out of proportion to lizards!
In a transitional state from ancient legged snakes to legless snakes. In fact, snakes still have hind feet, but they are so small that you don't notice them at all.
This weird ancient snake makes paleontologists who know more about China culture think that they have found the ancestor of the dragon, but in fact, this "dragon" named Hou Zhenlong is more than a little different from the dragon in the totem of the Chinese nation. At least this "Houzhenlong" has only hind feet, while the dragon has four feet.
Adlon: The oldest creature like a dragon.
188 1 year, a fossil was found near kemen, Slovenia. At that time, there was only the second half of the whole body, and later a complete fossil was found. Paleontologists were surprised to find that this snake-like creature had four feet, very strong claws and sharp claws.
According to fossil analysis, they lived near the coastline in the late Cretaceous. This creature has very sharp and curved teeth and a relatively large skull, which shows that it is a carnivore. Some scientists think that they are the ancestors of snakes, but in paleontology, there is still no unified conclusion about the origin of snakes.
However, from the modeling point of view, if it survives until now, it should be the best choice for modern dragons. It has four legs, a long snake shape, and an angular head like a lizard. If you accidentally encounter it, you will definitely think that it is a dragon practicing on earth!
Olm in Europe, the most dragon-like creature in the world!
1768, Austrian doctor and natural scientist Laurent accidentally discovered Heaulme, and named it Proteus at that time. It lives in the underground water vein of limestone cave in Dinari Alps in southern Slovenia. Although it was discovered very early, it has been studied for 100 years!
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Ordinary species live longer than humans.
This pink creature looks fragile, but they have a super mourning skill, super alive, and they can stay still for a long time without eating or drinking. Some scientists even found that an olm they studied had been at rest for 2500 days.
For about seven years, he didn't move, as if he were practicing. Therefore, European scientists who know more about China culture think that this creature is really a bit like the dragon in the legend of China.
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Olm in Europe is an amphibian, generally 30~40 cm long, with a cylindrical trunk and slender limbs. It breathes through gills and lungs. Living in the dark for a long time, their eyes have degenerated, and their skin lacks pigment and looks pink and tender.
Life span exceeds 100 years.
Heaulme's food in Europe is mainly shrimp and snails. Due to the deterioration of vision, their sense of smell and hearing are very keen, their oxygen consumption is very low in low temperature environment, and their ability to resist hunger is too strong. This extremely low consumption and inactivity make them super energetic. So far, no scientist has independently observed the birth and death of a European olm.
Simply put, olm, Europe, which was born since scientists began to study, is not dead, but died before. I wonder when they were born. So scientists give them a "tentative" life span of 100 years, but it is very likely that their life span far exceeds this index.
They mate only once every twelve years.
According to the papers published by G. Balázs, B. Lewarne and G. Herczeg, the cycle of reproduction and mating in olm is about 12.5 years, which means that they reproduce only once every 12.5 years.
After mating, they lay eggs, which scientists call "dragon eggs". The hatching of these dragon eggs is a great event. 20 161October 30th, a tour guide happened to find that Heaulme had laid an egg, which attracted the attention of many friends.
These dragon eggs will hatch in about 4 months, just like tadpoles. Because they are so vivid, this process of spawning and hatching is very rare.
Perhaps the secret of human longevity is also hidden in small creatures like olm in Europe!