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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish23•1 month ago The oldest recorded specimen was 179 years old, but individuals usually live up to 140 years. I didn’t expect them to have such long lifespans
minus-squarePlumOPMlinkfedilinkEnglish15•1 month agoBivalves can get very, very old. The shells hold growth information like tree rings so age data can get pretty accurate.
minus-squaredantheclammanMlinkfedilinkEnglish8•1 month agoThe oldest noncolonial animal is believed to be the arctic quahog, which has been confirmed to live 507 years! Older ones are almost surely out there now!
minus-square@zero_spelled_with_an_eckslinkEnglish5•1 month agoYeah, I was expecting their lives to be more girthy than long.
I didn’t expect them to have such long lifespans
Bivalves can get very, very old. The shells hold growth information like tree rings so age data can get pretty accurate.
This is one of my fields of research:)
That’s really rad! Present era or paleo stuff?
Both!
The oldest noncolonial animal is believed to be the arctic quahog, which has been confirmed to live 507 years! Older ones are almost surely out there now!
Yeah, I was expecting their lives to be more girthy than long.