The third oldest living organism ever documented was a Bristlecone Pine dubbed "Prometheus" in Great Basin National Park (the same park as the story). It was a

The third oldest living organism ever documented was a Bristlecone Pine dubbed "Prometheus" in Great Basin National Park (the same park as the story). It was at least 4862 years old before being cut down for study! [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_%28tree%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_%28tree%29