Ancient LIVING shark born in 1500s is world’s OLDEST vertebrate and could be 512 years old
A SHARK believed to be the oldest living vertebrate has been discovered in the North Atlantic Ocean.
INSTAGRAM/@JUNIEL85 / BIZARRE: An ancient living shark has been discovered that’s believed to be up to 512 years old
Danish scientists found the ancient creature — which is believed to be 512 years old and is 18ft long.
The shark is the world’s oldest vertebrate – an animal with a backbone – and may have been born in 1505, when King Henry VIII was just 14 years old.
According to the journal Science, Greenland sharks grow at just one cm a year.
So when they discovered a female shark measuring a whopping 18 feet, they knew this creature had to be incredibly old.