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The Testudine lineage is more than 200 million years old. I'm confident that some tortoise, somewhere, lived in isolated splendour longer than Jonathan. It's j
by samatman 5y ago
The Testudine lineage is more than 200 million years old.
I'm confident that some tortoise, somewhere, lived in isolated splendour longer than Jonathan. It's just a numbers game, holding 190 up against 200 million and squinting a bit.
Not to take anything away from the old fellow! He's earned his laurels.
- 3836293648 5y agoThey even mentioned a 250 y.o. (nwow dead) Tortoise in the article
- mushbino 5y agoNo, the other tortoise mentioned lived to 188.
- colanderman 5y agoThere is a 3rd tortoise mentioned supposed to have lived 255 years old whose age was however unconfirmed.