World's Oldest 'Non-Colonial' Animal Was Even More Ancient Than Previously Thought

Meera Dolasia
2013-11-21T12:04:20-08:00

A tiny clam that was dredged up from its home under the sea in 2006 and named world's oldest 'non-colonial' animal is making headlines again. That's because scientists had grossly miscalculated the age of the ancient mollusk. Turns out that Ming was not 405 years old as had been originally believed, but an astounding 507, when discovered.