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Greenland sharks have existed for hundreds of millions of years through their ancient lineage while Saturn’s iconic rings are believed to have formed far more recently, possibly only 10 to 100 million years ago.

That means sharks were already swimming in Earth’s oceans long before Saturn wore its most famous feature.

Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

“Saturn used to be a smaller Jupiter.”

“Okay, grandpa, let’s get you to bed.”