A clam dredged from the ocean off Iceland in 2006-and inadvertently killed by the scientists who discovered it- carried growth lines on its shell indicating it had been around since 1499.

2006年从冰岛附近的海域打捞上来的蛤——又被发现它的科学家不小心给弄死了——的壳上有生长线记录着它从1499年就活着了。