It survived for so long because Noah found it and stuck it on his Ark.

Am I to believe it has not evolved a single bit in 75 MILLION years?

It's a Snipe!

>> ^charliem:

Am I to believe it has not evolved a single bit in 75 MILLION years?


Look at crocodiles; an apex predator without comparison or competition in its own environment. With very few selective pressures, there's also very little change in such species, even over huge amounts of time. See also Nautilus, Coelacanth, Japanese Spider Crab, etc.

How it has managed to survive so long?

It's sad that these days it is expected for species of animals to wipe out so fast we're actually amazed how this bugger is still around.