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Theoldestanimaleverknownrivedfrom1499untilthedayresearchersopeneditsshel(l).
Ming,anoceanquahog(圆蛤),was1thoughttobearecord-setting402yearsold.ButthescientistswhofounditonaseabednearIcelandin2006nowsayfurther(2)hasrevealedthatitwasanincredible507yearsold.
Theresearchers,whodidn'trealizehowoldMingwaswhentheyfirstfoundit,openedtheancientquahoguptojudgeits(3)bycountinggrowthtingsinsideitsbingeligaments(碟铰韧带).That'sbecausethetingsare"betterprotected"there,scientistPaulButlertellsScienceNordic,which(4)thatMingwasnamedfortheChinesedynastythatruledwhenitwasborn.Butthetingsweresoclosetogetherthatscientistsendeduphavingtocountthetingsontheoutsidetobe(5),leadingCBStopointoutthatMingcouldhavelivedon,hadscientistsjuststartedthere.
"Wegotitwrongthefirsttimeandmaybewerushedinto(6)ourfindingsbackthen.Butweare(7)certainthatwe'vegotthefightagenow,"saysButler.
Theold,deadquahogstillhasa(8)amounttoofferscience,reportstheHerald-Sun.Scientistsbelieveitwillprovide(9)dataonchangingseatemperaturesoverthelastfivehundredyears--andmaybeevensome(10)tolongevi(长寿).
A.absolutely
B.accurate
C.age
D.analysis
E.Clues
F.Glue
G.Hardly
H.Huge
I.Imitates
J.Initially
K.Notes
L.Old
M.Polishing
N.Publishing
O.Valuable
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