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Neptune seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) is likely the oldest living organism on Earth. A single patch of seagrass found in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain is estimated to be between 80,000 and 200,000 years old. Source: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0030454

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Neptune seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) is likely the oldest living organism on Earth. A single patch of seagrass found in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain is estimated to be between 80,000 and 200,000 years old. Source: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0030454