Posted by: Sandy Steinman | November 25, 2022

‘Extinct’ Clam From 30,000 Years Ago Turns Up Just Fine in California

ScienceAlert reports

A species of clam known only by the 28,000-year-old fossils it left behind has turned up alive and well on an American shoreline.

The small, translucent bivalve, known as Cymatioa cooki, was recently discovered hiding in the rocky intertidal zone of southern California – a place carefully combed over by scientists for many, many years.

Read more at ‘Extinct’ Clam From 30,000 Years Ago Turns Up Just Fine in California : ScienceAlert


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