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MEBRO
10/31/26 · 6:01 PM UTC · 10 SOURCES
“Sharks are older than trees.”
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
TL;DR ·Sharks' lineage predates trees by tens of millions of years, though modern sharks do not.
The claim is broadly accurate for the shark lineage. The Natural History Museum states sharks appear in the fossil record before trees even existed , and Snopes traces the lineage to ancestors about 450 million years ago . Trees are dated much later: the earliest tree-like plants appear roughly 350 to 385 million years ago , with the Middle Devonian as the usual benchmark . That puts sharks ahead by about 65 million years or more . Other sources agree . One caveat needs clarifying. Live Science notes that modern sharks, as opposed to their early ancestors, are not older than trees . The claim holds for the lineage and for early shark-like ancestors, not for today's shark species. Early shark ancestors are also known mostly from scales, so the 450 million year figure carries some uncertainty. The core claim is supported by high-credibility sources , with the lineage versus modern sharks distinction as the main qualifier.
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