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[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 46 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

Sharks are older than trees.

But are younger than the mountains.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

Some of it.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Ehhhh they're younger than some mountains though. There are ranges that are over a billion years old, but the Himalayas are "only" some 40-70 million years old, depending on when you start counting (40-50 if you actually start from being mountains, 70 if you start from "ground moves up")

[–] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Why did I read this to the tune of colors of the wind…

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 hours ago

Sharks are older than the grinning bobcat

[–] Buttermilk@lemmy.ml 16 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Yellowstone

Well....

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 7 points 9 hours ago

The geologic processes that led to the formation of the Appalachian Mountains started 1.1 billion years ago.

There's no shark without Mountain Mama