The Oldest Living Thing On Earth
Posted By Zoe Delphy On September 30, 2008
Trees live much longer than any other type of plant or animal. In fact it’s possible to know the age of a tree by counting the rings in its trunk (One ring generally equates to one year).
The oldest living tree and hence one of the oldest known living things on Earth is a bristlecone pine tree located in California, North America, it’s actually over 4600 years old, now thats old.
Wow thats pretty darn old, but I heard on discovery that the oldest living things are these rocks… that actually breathe
Cool fact tho
NICE
rocks arent living so you are really stupid. no offence
i thought coral reefs are the oldest with over a million year old trust me
OMG! How can somebody be stupid just for saying some rocks breathe? For all means you can be stupid. But “Bla”..it takes one to know one
ha ha , how do rocks get big if they are not living
i would like a answer from the one that calls people stupid,people are not stupid
hehe! that’s harsh man!! I think that mosquitoes are the oldest living things on earth!! SORRY TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE BUT ROCKS AREN’T LIVING:-)
I recon that the trees either get caught in a storm or something?
i agre rocks aren’t living so technically they aren’t the oldest living things.
no offence
It’s definately the oldest living thing on earth.
I never imagine it.
that is one old tree
rocks are living
i belive
Well, the only logical thing I can think of, is that he was referring to some kind of porous rock that had microbes living on it, or some moss. Otherwise, it makes absolutely no sense in the slightest. As for that tree, it looks rather dead to me.
Hey there Bla! It’s not the rock breathing! Didnt you read the dialouge…. youre stupid arent you! Also you betty! Rocks have neutrons. When its hot they dont compress so the rocks get bigger. Now you understand! And people arent stupid I think theyre super nice because look at what theyve discover. Hey im not a nerd or a geek! I’m just smart and beautiful! No offense! Really! You might wanna change youre name!Tootles
Try a bit of research on these guys: Stromatolites
I don’t believe this.
It has been found that a person, named Steve H., planted this tree to remind him of his youthful days long passed.
you guys are stupid sorry if i affend but look im 12 and i know rocks sont live and coral doesnt live and the fact was oldes LIVING THING NOT OLDEST OBJECTS lol (laugh out loud
It’s abarassing!!! How can a rock be a living thing? James, before you do anithing, just think once. No offence.
ROCKS ARE LIVING THINGs…
They Grow because of ACCRETION. They Breath. They Move. They Talk. And They can KEEL you. All you have to do is get a grown rock ,which is one half of your chest, and throw it to someone’s head. Presto. Dead Man.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_rock
There is no such thing as living rock, although some plants do look similar to rocks.
Una: You cannot say that because a rock is growing due to it’s atomic structure that it is alive, as everything that holds mass in our world has some form of atomic structure (living and non-living). While there are a few exceptions to this, “in biology, the science of living organisms, “life” is the condition which distinguishes active organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, functional activity and the continual change preceding death.” As far as I know, rocks aren’t “born” and don’t “die” as other living matter does, as there merely are created through cooling of hot rock.
As far as looking for older living “things” than this tree here, check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_long-living_organisms
There are some plants that are believed to have been living for over 100,000 years!
fools how says rock are living
god is not there it is only a thought
wow thats pretty awesome……. is anyone here a biomedical engineer or know someone who is? thats what i want to be.
WRONG.
The longest LIVING thing on earth are some bacterial found in salt somewhere, which are 250 million years old
The bristle cone pine may in fact be the oldest thing chronologically, but what is the oldest living species on the planet?
Rock A living tHINGS??hahahahaha..it diffrent if u say tree is living,but ,,rock…ugh..
I know something older, but I aint telling.
Really worth knowing!!!
Omg are you guys relly fighting over if rocks breathe of course god said all things live anyone read the bible GEEEEEEEZ
Lol..how about ‘the rock’ im sure he is breathing!!fair enough…
THEIRS A TREE IN THAT PICTURE!!!!!!!!
Stop calling people stupid. If you haven’t watched discovery, how do you cocky people (referring to Bla and his people) know what ‘rocks’ these are? I agree with una; thanks for providing us with information! I’ll definitely check them up
Thanks
Betty+ BLA +Nero + Alyssa= A big aweful bunch of meanies that are not are smart as they think they are. No offence, but yeah. Go get a life.
Is there a point to all these insults. or are you all very sad.
i’ve never seen a living rock and i’ve never seen a rock get bigger either. most rock are breakoff from mountains. sand stone can get bigger if more sand gets pressed into it, its still not living though. the oldest species on earth: it depends on whitch theory you belive in. according to the big bang theory, bacteria are the oldest species, but many religons say differently. the most famous explanation of how the world came to be is the book of Genesis in the bible.
hey guys belive me ,you know what i saw tis tree!!!
okay…i wonders it though.
For someone who thinks people are stupid, it’s spelled “offense”, not “offence”.
the oldest living thing is the earth itself
well…………………………..rocks …. are not the oldest living things on earth
and know i can do a report on trees coz my teacher wanted a report frm me on the oldest livin thing on earth
thank you
u r all bunch of nerds,can’t believe i just sat hear and read ur comments ?!?!?
Wow…… SO AMAZING!!!!
…. But I wonder what species are the oldest???
ohhhhhh….unbelievable
Hey! they say to know the age of a tree we can see the ring and say how many years old it is….and they say it is 4600 years old then there must be 4600 rings…..then the tree must be a fat one….but the pic shows a thin tree without leaves (ya leaves r exceptional)…..can any one answer……pls help….
faaad this means great in hindi
Are you people retarded? They specifically indicate a tree and not the rocks. I am amazed at the idiocies of humans sometimes.
suck me off
Actually the cheocote bush found in the Mojave, Sonora and Chihuahua deserts routinly lives thousands of years. The oldest known cheocote bush is about 11,000 years old.
Yes, some rocks grow and caves are one of the few places you can see it happen. Of course, rocks do not grow like you do and they get bigger over thousands of years. You could watch all day and notThe rocks that grow in the cave are made by dripping water. This dripping water started out as rain that fell on the surface. Imagine that the limestone layers above the cave are a like giant sponge that soaks up water from rain and melting snow. As the water goes through holes and cracks in the rock it slowly dissolves a mineral out of the limestone called CALCIUM CARBONATE. If you have ever made lemonade you have seen how water can dissolve sugar. Well over time water can dissolve away rocks and minerals too. Calcium Carbonate is a very common mineral on earth because it is found in so many things like sea shells, limestone, the growing cave rocks and even your bones and teeth. Well, this Calcium Carbonate stays in the water until the water drips into the cave. At that point any place where water drips a tiny amount of Calcium Carbonate comes out of the water and crystallizes into a rock called CALCITE. As more water drips in the cave, more Calcite is formed and so new rocks start and the older ones keep growing. These growing cave rocks are often called CAVE DEPOSITES because they are made of layer apon layer of Calcite that the water deposited. see any growth.
u r a moron JAMES rocks do not breathe but hey they do grow….
Brandon you are retarded. Coral is an animal. Therefore its living. Dude im 10 and I know that. Hate to burst your bubble. Rocks arent alive. Coral is
wow thats old, real old
I`m thinking most of you are missing the question here…..The question is, “What is the oldest living thing on the earth”…….As in, from birth to date….so to speak…..So the oldest living thing which started it`s life over 4600 years ago and is still alive is the bristlecone pine tree …..Thank You