Tag: Sea sponges
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Sea Sponges: Earth’s First Animals—Ancient Origins
Sea Sponges: Earth’s First Animals — New clues from ancient rocks In a study highlighted by scientists today, MIT geochemists report new evidence from some of the planet’s oldest rocks that suggests the ancestors of modern sea sponges could be among the first animals to emerge on Earth. The findings, published in the Proceedings of…
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Ancient Sea Sponges: Earth’s First Animals Revealed by MIT
Overview A new study from researchers at MIT in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences adds a provocative twist to the story of life on Earth. The team argues that some of the very first animals may have been ancestors of the modern sea sponge, a line of inquiry that could push back…