The Greenland Shark has been found to be the oldest vertebrate known to science! How old can they get? WHY are they able to reach such an extraordinary age? IS THIS A NEW SERIES ON MILLERSWILDLIFE?? Find out in todays episode of Weird Animal Facts!
Sources:
Nielsen, Julius, et al. “Eye Lens Radiocarbon Reveals Centuries of Longevity in the Greenland Shark (Somniosus Microcephalus).” Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 12 Aug. 2016, science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6300/702.
Nielsen, Julius. (2018). The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) - Diet, tracking and radiocarbon age estimates reveal the world’s oldest vertebrate. 10.13140/RG.2.2.35883.49448.
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