King of the seas: Scientists will test the body of a Greenland shark to see if the rare fish that washed up in Cornwall and can live up to 500 years was alive when Henry VIII was on the throne

Daily Mail UK

By HARRY HOWARD, HISTORY CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 09:48 EDT, 16 March 2022 | UPDATED: 13:26 EDT, 16 March 2022

The body of a rare shark that may have been born when King Henry VIII was on the throne has been found off the coast of Cornwall.

The Greenland shark, which has the longest known lifespan of all vertebrate species at between 250 and 500 years, was spotted by a walker on a beach at Newlyn Harbour near Penzance, on Sunday.

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