Surf clam (IMAGE)

Louisiana State University

Surf clam

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Archaeologists have discovered a way to reconstruct past climates by analyzing the shells of this species of short-lived surf clams, Donax obesulus, which have been consumed by people since ancient times.

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Jacob Warner, LSU

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