2016 in Greenland
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Events in the year 2016 in Greenland.
Incumbents
Events
- August 12: Scientists say Greenland sharks are now known to be the longest-living vertebrates on Earth, after researchers at the University of Copenhagen, using radiocarbon dating, determined the ages of 28 of the animals, and estimated that one female was about 400 years old. The former vertebrate record-holder was a Bowhead whale estimated to be 211 years old.[1]
- August 31: The oldest fossil (stromatolite) that had life is discovered in the melting snow at the Isua Greenstone Belt of Greenland.[2]
Deaths
References
- ^ "400-year-old Greenland shark 'longest-living vertebrate'". BBC News. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ^ Nutman, Allen P.; Bennett, Vickie C.; Friend, Clark R. L.; Van Kranendonk, Martin J.; Chivas, Allan R. (September 2016). "Rapid emergence of life shown by discovery of 3,700-million-year-old microbial structures". Nature. 537 (7621): 535–538. doi:10.1038/nature19355. ISSN 1476-4687.