How Nuclear Fallout Helped Identify Longest-Lived Vertebrate On Earth

Radiocarbon dating reveals the Greenland shark has a lifespan of at least 400 years, and reaches sexual maturity at 150 years of age, making it the longest-lived vertebrate on Earth, according to a study published in the journal, Science.

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