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Study ranks Greenland shark as longest-lived vertebrate

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Greenland shark

LONG LIVE SHARKS  A Greenland shark (near the surface after being released from a boat) might outdo all other vertebrates in longevity, a new study says. 

J. Nielsen

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

The latest in birthday science proposes that the vertebrate with the longest life span yet measured is the mysterious Greenland shark.