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[–] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 96 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Sharks are older than trees.

They're older than a lot of things. Land plants, Yellowstone, appendages,dinosaurs, doritos.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 45 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Sharks are older than trees.

But are younger than the mountains.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

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")

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

They're mountains when it's impressive that I can throw a football over them.

[–] Buttermilk@lemmy.ml 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 11 points 9 months 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

[–] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sharks are older than the grinning bobcat

[–] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

But are they older than why he grins?

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago
[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I refuse to believe any animal is older than doritos

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 4 points 9 months ago

No they are wrong. Doritos are eternal.

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 6 points 9 months ago

He's thinking of penguins

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Aren't appendages external?