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by lucasgonze 2890 days ago
Likely the oldest living creatures in 3 billion years of life on earth.
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I don't think any of them survived that long. Current record holders are some bacteria in the Russian permafrost with half a million years (without reproduction in the meantime)
This was an amazing read. Thank you for sharing this!
I doubt that any "immortal jellyfish" has actually lived that long in the wild, even though they have the theoretical potential to do so.