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Thursday 11 August 2016

The oldest vertebrates

Greenland sharks live at least as long as 400 years, and they reach sexual maturity at the age of about 150, a new study reports. The results place Greenland sharks as the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth. The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is widely distributed across the North Atlantic, with adults reaching lengths of 400 to 500 centimeters (13 to 16 feet).

http://m.phys.org/news/2016-08-winner-longest-lived-vertebrate-award.html

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