The Oldest Living Things On Earth

Happy birthday if you’re 100 million years old today. Compared with the oldest living things on earth you’re still a youngster. Enjoy your youth!

1. Cyanobacteria – survived every major extinction – 2.8 billion years.
2. Nautilus – the only shelled cephalopod – 500+ million years.
3. Jellyfish – 505+ million years.
4. Sponge – 580 million years.
5. Horseshoe crab – 445 million years.
6. Coelacanth – this fish species have been around for 380 million years.
7. Gingko Biloba tree – the only living representative of the order Ginkgoales – 270 million years.
8. Horseshoe shrimp – unchanged for 200 million years.
9. Sturgeon – 200 million years old.
10. Martialis Heureka species of ant – 120 million years old.