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[–] Plum@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bivalves can get very, very old. The shells hold growth information like tree rings so age data can get pretty accurate.

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is one of my fields of research:)

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's really rad! Present era or paleo stuff?