Scientists Discover 512-Year-Old Shark, Which Would Be The Oldest Living Vertebrate On The Planet

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Scientists Discover 512-Year-Old Shark, Which Would Be The Oldest Living Vertebrate On The Planet

A couple of months ago, a group of scientists discovered an ancient shark in the North Atlantic ocean. While they knew that this shark had definitely reached senior age, they didn’t realize until recently that the animal is estimated to be a whopping 512 years old.

At 512 years, that would make this ancient shark the oldest living vertebrate in the world.

Even though over half a millennium seems like a crazy amount of time, Greenland sharks actually tend to outlive most other animals because they are a very slow-growing species. These sharks generally reach a mature age at 150 years old, and some reports have shown that some sharks have lived for almost 400 years. This new discovery of a 512-year-old definitely breaks a record.

512 years would put the birth date of this shark at 1505, older than Shakespeare.

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https://www.beautyofplanet.com/scientists-discover-512-year-old-shark-which-would-be-the-oldest-living-vertebrate-on-the-planet-2/

[Doodley]

1. Wow! Thanks for posting.

[leighbythesea2]

2. Grandpa shark

Do do do do do do.

Saw this comment on twitter or Reddit once about an old shark. Had a good laugh

[JoeOtterbein]

20. Ha ha!

I love being Grandpa Shark to two Baby Sharks myself!

[Aristus]

28. Me too!

I love my grandbaby sharks!

[Beatlelvr]

3. Holy Kingfish Batman

That is just unbelievable. Swimming around for 512 years? If its female, I wonder how many little sharks it had over the years. Jeez

[woodsprite]

5. Actually, its unfathomable!!! nt

[lastlib]

8. Very finny.

[Ptah]

4. Julius Nielsen and his team used a technique to measure the amount of radiocarbon in the eye lenses

[OAITW r.2.0]

6. The stories he/she could tell.....nt

[lastlib]

7. Keith Richards isn't a vertebrate?? n/t

[edbermac]

9. GUMS

[2naSalit]

12. Cataracts?

I hope they don't harass it to death.

[StarryNite]

13. It's beautiful.

[Traildogbob]

22. Looks like McConnell

But his has no spine.

[Conjuay]

29. neither do sharks.

excellent observation!

[Pepsidog]

10. That's amazing. Great find. Thanks

[2naSalit]

11. I hope they leave it alone.

[Farmer-Rick]

14. And the Trump sons hunt it down and

Put its head on their wall while nibbling on it's fin.

No they haven't done that.....yet

[jmowreader]

18. That would solve the Trump problem

Greenland Shark flesh contains so much trimethylamine oxide it's poisonous to humans.

[dchill]

19. Don't give them any ideas!

[Ferrets are Cool]

15. As much as I would love to live longer...it's the worst thing our scientists could discover.

Earth does NOT need more humans living longer.

[Marcus IM]

16. Only the top 1% would have access to any longevity discovery.

The American insurance controlled death panels have zero interest in having "clients" live longer.

[Ferrets are Cool]

17. You are probably right...which makes it even more wrong.

[Delmette2.0]

24. I think the key is living in a cold environment.

My Norwegian grandfather lived to 96.

[Marcus IM]

26. Less stress and a good socialized system is important, I think.

My grandmother and mother both lived into their 100's. In Cuba

CUBA HAS WORLD'S HIGHEST RATE OF OVER 100-YEAR-OLDS

About 1,800 Cubans are over 100 years old, making it the country with the highest rate of centenarians, an expert said on Saturday.

Eugenio Selman-Housein, chairman of the 120 Years Club and previously head of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's medical team, also said " life expectancy has gone up to almost 80 years"

Read more at:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cuba-has-worlds-highest-rate-of-over-100-year-olds-expert/articleshow/3069526.cms

[Grins]

21. A new Methuselah!!!

Kool!

[mitch96]

23. And there is a small group on the other side of the isle that want to see the birth certificate..nt

[DFW]

25. I have read about Greenland sharks for a few years now

They are the giant sequoias of the animal kingdom

[Marcus IM]

30. I love that analogy.

Thanks for planting that seed for thought.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

27. Did they say, "Tastes just like chicken!"?