The institution currently features another Brazilian, Inah Canabarro Lucas, a nun from the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul as the oldest living person at 116 years, but Deolira's family and ...
The only certainty is that Currey did have permission to cut down what was discovered to be the oldest tree on record. Now known as Prometheus, the tree was found to be nearly 5,000 years old.
Here's a look at the oldest trees and animals on the planet and where to find them. These are the oldest living trees according to the OldList, a scientific database of the oldest trees.