{"id":616,"date":"2010-09-14T07:26:21","date_gmt":"2010-09-14T07:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/?p=616"},"modified":"2010-09-14T07:26:21","modified_gmt":"2010-09-14T07:26:21","slug":"oldest-living-things-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/oldest-living-things-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Oldest living things on earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy birthday if you’re 100 million years old today. Compared with the oldest living things on earth you’re still a youngster. Enjoy your youth!<\/p>\n

Oldest living things on earth:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Cyanobacteria – survived every major extinction – 2.8 billion years.<\/p>\n

2. Nautilus – the only shelled cephalopod – 500+ million years.<\/p>\n

3. Jellyfish – 505+ million years.<\/p>\n

4. Sponge – 580 million years.<\/p>\n

5. Horseshoe crab – 445 million years.<\/p>\n

6. Coelacanth – this fish species have been around for 380 million years.<\/p>\n

7. Gingko Biloba tree – the only living representative of the order Ginkgoales – 270 million years.<\/p>\n

8. Horseshoe shrimp – unchanged for 200 million years.<\/p>\n

9. Sturgeon – 200 million years old.<\/p>\n

10. Martialis Heureka species of ant – 120 million years old.<\/p>\n

For pics and info, see Ranker<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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