greenland sharks live at least 400 years, study finds /

Published at 2016-08-11 21:00:03

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

Source: phys.org

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