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Creatures revived after 24,000 years in permafrost

Image credit - Bob Blaylock, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Microscopic organisms called bdelloid rotifers were still able to reproduce.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/07/24000-year-old-organisms-found-frozen-in-siberia-can-still-reproduce