23 points | by gumby a day ago ago
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I thought this was a well known effect - it's certainly filtered down to some paperback popsci archaeology books I've read in the past few years.
Yep. I suspected that that arctic shark couldn't be so old.
I think the age is calculated counting the "rings" in ... [looking at google] ... the vertebrae.
I thought this was a well known effect - it's certainly filtered down to some paperback popsci archaeology books I've read in the past few years.
Yep. I suspected that that arctic shark couldn't be so old.
I think the age is calculated counting the "rings" in ... [looking at google] ... the vertebrae.