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Ming was the oldest individual (non-clonal) animal ever discovered whose age could be precisely determined. [1] [2] [3] Thought to be 405 years old, Ming was later determined to be 507 years old, although the clam had previously been killed to make this determination. The size of the clam was 87 mm × 73 mm (3.4 in × 2.9 in).
The geoduck is the largest burrowing clam in the world. [3] It is also one of the longest-living animals of any type, with a typical lifespan of 140 years; [4] the oldest has been recorded at 179 years old. [5]
Evidence of possibly the oldest forms of life on Earth has been found in hydrothermal vent precipitates. [1]The earliest known life forms on Earth may be as old as 4.1 billion years (or Ga) according to biologically fractionated graphite inside a single zircon grain in the Jack Hills range of Australia. [2]
A uniquely preserved prehistoric mudhole could hold the oldest-ever human footprints on the Arabian Peninsula, scientists say. The seven footprints, found amidst a clutter of hundreds of ...
The canoe was so old that, at first, no one believed its true age, researchers told local media. Ancient canoe — oldest ever found in Great Lakes — recovered in Wisconsin. ‘Invaluable’
Then she found a 500-year-old cannon. ... How archaeologists dug up the oldest gun ever found in the US, dating back five centuries. Lane Sainty, USA TODAY NETWORK. January 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM ...
Leukoma staminea, commonly known as the Pacific littleneck clam, the littleneck clam, the rock cockle, the hardshell clam, the Tomales Bay cockle, the rock clam or the ribbed carpet shell, [2] is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. [3]
The discovery of a newly identified species — the oldest saber-toothed animal found and an ancient cousin to mammals — fills a longstanding gap in the fossil record.