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Ancient Lineage

349 objects

These fascinating organisms carry echoes of the deep past, with ancestors that have roamed the Earth for an incredible span of time. They are living links to ancient worlds!

This trait signifies organisms belonging to a very old evolutionary group with ancestors dating back millions of years.

PlantMammalReptileFishInsectInvertebrate

Objects with this trait

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Aardwolf
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Aardwolf
Aconite
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Aconite
Alaska yellow cedar
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Alaska yellow cedar
Algae
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Algae
Alligator Snapping Turtle
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Alligator Snapping Turtle
Alpine Ibex
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Alpine Ibex
Amanita muscaria
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Amanita muscaria
Amaranth
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Amaranth
American Alligator
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American Alligator
American Crocodile
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American Crocodile
American Shorthair
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American Shorthair
Angelfish
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Angelfish
Anglerfish
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Anglerfish
Angonoka tortoise
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Angonoka tortoise
Ant
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Ant
Arabian Horse
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Arabian Horse
Argali
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Argali
Asian arowana
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Asian arowana
Atlantic Cod
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Atlantic Cod
Atlantic Salmon
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Atlantic Salmon
Atlas Moth
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Atlas Moth
Axolotl
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Axolotl
Babirusa
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Babirusa
Banana Slug
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Banana Slug
Baobab
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Baobab
Barnacle
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Barnacle
Barramundi
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Barramundi
Bat
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Bat
Bay Laurel
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Bay Laurel
Bengal Slow Loris
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Bengal Slow Loris
Bird's Nest Fern
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Bird's Nest Fern
Black Caiman
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Black Caiman
Black Garden Ant
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Black Garden Ant
Black Ghost Knifefish
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Black Ghost Knifefish
Black Rhinoceros
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Black Rhinoceros
Bladderwort
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Bladderwort
Blanding's Turtle
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Blanding's Turtle
Blind Cave Fish
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Blind Cave Fish
Blind Cave Tetra
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Blind Cave Tetra
Blobfish
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Blobfish
Blue Catfish
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Blue Catfish
Blue Crab
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Blue Crab
Bolson tortoise
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Bolson tortoise
Bowhead Whale
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Bowhead Whale
Box Jellyfish
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Box Jellyfish
Bracken Fern
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Bracken Fern
Bread Wheat
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Bread Wheat
Bryum
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Bryum
Bud-headed Groove-moss
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Bud-headed Groove-moss
Burbot
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Burbot
Burmese Python
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Burmese Python
Bushbuck
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Bushbuck
Caiman
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Caiman
California Condor
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California Condor
California torreya
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California torreya
Campanula
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Campanula
Canada yew
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Canada yew
Cardamom
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Cardamom
Caribou
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Caribou
Cat
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Cat
Cave Salamander
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Cave Salamander
Cave Snail
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Cave Snail
Chestnut
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Chestnut
Chinchilla
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Chinchilla
Chinook Salmon
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Chinook Salmon
Ciliate Hoarmoss
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Ciliate Hoarmoss
Click Beetle
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Click Beetle
Clove
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Clove
Cochineal
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Cochineal
Coelacanth
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Coelacanth
Colugo
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Colugo
Common Musk Turtle
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Common Musk Turtle
Common Raven
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Common Raven
Common Wall Lizard
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Common Wall Lizard
Cone Snail
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Cone Snail
Cookiecutter Shark
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Cookiecutter Shark
Coontie
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Coontie
Copperhead
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Copperhead
Coralline algae
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Coralline algae
Cormorant
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Cormorant
Cortinarius
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Cortinarius
Cottonmouth
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Cottonmouth
Crab
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Crab
Crescent-cup liverwort
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Crescent-cup liverwort
Crocodile
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Crocodile
Crustose Lichen
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Crustose Lichen
Crystal Snail
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Crystal Snail
Ctenophore
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Ctenophore
Cuban Solenodon
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Cuban Solenodon
Cycad
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Cycad
Dawn Redwood
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Dawn Redwood
Deep-Sea Crab
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Deep-Sea Crab
Diamondback Terrapin
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Diamondback Terrapin
Dill
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Dill
Dipsochelys dussumieri
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Dipsochelys dussumieri
Dobsonfly
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Dobsonfly
Dormouse
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Dormouse
Draco Lizard
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Draco Lizard
Dragonfly
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Dragonfly
Duiker
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Duiker
Dumbo Octopus
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Dumbo Octopus
Dwarf Frog
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Dwarf Frog
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
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Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Eastern Indigo Snake
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Eastern Indigo Snake
Egyptian Vulture
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Egyptian Vulture
Elm
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Elm
Emperor Angelfish
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Emperor Angelfish
Emperor Penguin
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Emperor Penguin
Epiphyllum
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Epiphyllum
Eurasian Water Shrew
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Eurasian Water Shrew
European Hedgehog
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European Hedgehog
European Lynx
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European Lynx
European Pond Turtle
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European Pond Turtle
Fangtooth
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Fangtooth
Field Grasshopper
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Field Grasshopper
Flax
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Flax
Flea
ancient lineage trait badgenocturnal trait badgeparasitic trait badgespeedster trait badge
Flea
Flying Squirrel
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Flying Squirrel
Foliose Lichen
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Foliose Lichen
Fruticose Lichen
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Fruticose Lichen