Oldest Living Things On Earth

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Posidonia Oceanica Seagrass

This aquatic plant is located in the warm waters right off of the Balearic Islands in Spain. This is a colonial plant that is able to reproduce without having the plant die. This kind of sea grass is estimated to be over 100,000 years old.

 

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Stromatolites

Stromatolites have the distinction of being both an exceptionally old form of life, and they are believed to be one of the first kinds of life to evolve. This cyanobacterium lives in Carbla Station in Western Australia. The bacteria can live in colonies of fossilized bacteria that live for between two and three thousand years.

 

[spidereddy]

i'm older than that..:(

[timmy]

 

Rare Eucalyptus

This is a kind of exceptionally old eucalyptus that is located in New South Wales, Australia. The plant is estimated to be over 13,000 years old. It is very tough to find, and there is an estimated living population of only five.

 

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Mojave Yucca

This kind of short cactus is located in the Mojave Desert. The cactus grows in small clumps, and develops purple flowers every year. A single Mojave Yucca can live for 12,000 years, and grows in colonies that grow in a distinctive circular patern.

 

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Methuselah

Methuselah is a one of the oldest living trees that is non-colonial. The tree has been accurately dated with the use of tree rings at 4,841 years old. The tree is located in White Mountains of California, but the exact location is kept secret from the public in order to protect it from vandals

 

[spidereddy]

yeaa

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Welwitschia Mirabilis

This kind of unique shrub is located in the Namib-Naukluft Desert in Namibia. The shrub is known for its wide leaves, and the way that it creeps along the ground. Some specimens of the plant are believed to be two thousand years old.

 

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La Llareta

This kind of strange form of life is actually a kind of moss that is covering the rock. La Llareta is located in the Atacama Desert, which is one of the driest places in the world. La Llareta can live in a single colony for well over two thousand years.

 

[spidereddy]

creepy creep

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Antarctic Moss

This plant is located on Elephant Island in the Antarctic Ocean. The plant was one of the foods that were eaten by stranded Shackleton Expedition who were shipwrecked on the island. This kind of Antarctic Moss lives in colonies that can be 5,500 years old.

 

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Pafuri Baobab

Pafuri Baobab is a large tree that tends to grow outwards as the inside of it slowly dies. Pafuri Baobab is an exceptionally rare tree, and the locations of them are kept secret. Pafuri Baobab is believed to live for over 2,000 years.

 

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Huon Pine

The Huon Pine is a large colonial tree that lives in Tasmania. Huon Pine grows in long branches, and will have the previous parts of the plant slowly die. Huon Pine can live for well over 10,500 years.

 

[spidereddy]

i'm older than all of these combined..:(