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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Sharks are older than trees.

But are younger than the mountains.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yellowstone

Well....

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month 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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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")

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sharks are older than the grinning bobcat

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

But are they older than why he grins?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Some of it.