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Clam, 405, is oldest animal ever. It has been christened Ming and it's officially the oldest animal to have ever lived. A British scientific team discovered the 405-year-old clam, named after the Chinese dynasty and not the former Liberal Democrat leader, at the bottom of the ocean, and hope its longevity will reveal the secrets of ageing.
'Oldest living thing on earth' discovered. Ancient patches of a giant seagrass in the Mediterranean Sea are now considered the oldest living organism on Earth after scientists dated them as up to 200,000 years old. Scientists say a patch of ancient seagrass in the Mediterranean is up to 200,000 years old Photo: Getty Images. By Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney.