How Nuclear Fallout Helped Identify Longest-Lived Vertebrate On Earth

“Radiocarbon dating reveals that the Greenland shark reaches sexual maturity at 150 years of age, and has a lifespan of at least 400 years, making it the longest-lived vertebrate on Earth”

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

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