Leanne Melbourne (IMAGE) American Museum of Natural History Caption Lead author Leanne Melbourne with a selection of the modern and historic mussel shells used in the new study Credit Daniel Kim/ ©AMNH Usage Restrictions Can be used with appropriate credit License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.