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		montrose on July 27, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years ... Does this make these worms the oldest living things?

tim333 on July 27, 2018 [–]

Yes, according to the article.

Ethcad on July 27, 2018 | [–]

No, it said oldest living animals.

HiBloo on July 27, 2018 | | [–]

Works are from Animal kingdom. So yeah, the oldest living animal in that way. Oldest bacteria is over half a million years old.

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