Creatures Lived Longer Before the Flood!
Institute for Creation Research (ICR)
apologetics
February 24, 2026
Imagine a world where humans lived for centuries…Animals grew gradually, matured over decades, and lived far longer than anything we see today. According to the Bible, this wasn’t unusual or supernatural, it was simply the way life worked before the Flood.
What’s remarkable is that clues to this long-lost world may still be preserved today, not just in Scripture, but in fossils. Fossilized bones are revealing growth patterns that point to longer lifespans in birds, dinosaurs and other creatures that once inhabited the earth.
Papers and Research:
https://www.icr.org/content/oysters-and-pre-flood-longevity
https://www.nature.com/articles/35086558
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0081917&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/items/d6f26fbe-4993-4957-9b93-7dcf5918f69b (Dino Growth Curves on pages 190 & 195)
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1:40 – Dr. Hebert Introduction
3:27 – Longevity in Humans and Animals
5:40 – Growth Rates
11:18 – How Incubation Periods Impact Modern Birds
16:17 – T. Rex Growth Rates and Longevity
26:00 – Interpreting the Evidence in Fossils
31:53 – 3 Key Takeaways
35:22 – Viewer Question
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