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

“It definitely tells us that this creature is extraordinary and it should be considered among the absolute oldest animals in the world,” the biologist told.

This research suggests that Greenland sharks can live much longer than professors and scientists initially thought.
No less than 28 Greenland sharks were studied and analyzed for this research paper. The new age determination method for these sharks definitely brings some much-needed accuracy to the field, as older methods have proven to be very unreliable.