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The World’s Oldest Animal Fossil Found: Meet the Tiny Creature That Survived Earth’s Ice Ages

In an incredible discovery, scientists have uncovered what they believe is the oldest animal ever found on Earth. Known as Otavia antiqua, this primitive organism dating back 760 million years, was ...
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The Longest Living Animals On Earth Have Been Alive For 2,300 Years

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...
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Meet The World’s Oldest Shark—Alive Since The Roman Empire And Still Roaming Arctic Waters

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Humans, under optimal conditions, can live to an age of 100 ...
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The World's Oldest Individual Animal Was Born In 1499 CE. In 2006, Humans Accidentally Killed It.

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
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Earth's first animals may have been sea sponges, study finds

A team of scientists digging up some of the Earth’s oldest rocks has uncovered new chemical evidence that Earth’s first animals were likely ancestors of the modern sea sponge. The discovery relies on ...