High-latitude settings promote extreme longevity in fossil marine bivalves

• Published in: Paleobiology
• Main Authors: Moss, David K., Ivany, Linda C., Silver, Robert B., Schue, John, Artruc, Emily G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2017
• Subjects: Paleontology; General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Seymour; Seymour Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/pab.2017.5; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0094837317000057

Abstract One of the longest-lived, noncolonial animals on the planet today is a bivalve that attains life spans in excess of 500 years and lives in a cold, seasonally food-limited setting. Separating the influence of temperature and food availability on life span in modern settings is difficult, as...