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A 214-year-old clam named “Aber-clam Lincoln,” discovered in Florida, was born the same year as Abraham Lincoln

Posted on March 6, 2023March 19, 2023 by Chris J. | 3358 Views | 13 min read

Hard shell clam at low tide — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Christopher Seufert This Thursday, the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab released Lincoln, a quahog clam thought to be 214 years old, into the Gulf of Mexico. At Florida’s Alligator Point, Americorps member Blaine Parker discovered the 200-year-old mollusk while gathering shellfish for chowder. The clam, according

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