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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2026 4:40 am
A rare fossil discovery is shedding light on the “missing years” of early sponge evolution. Scientists found a 550-million-year-old sponge that likely lacked hard skeletal parts, explaining why earlier fossils are so scarce. This supports the idea that the earliest sponges were soft-bodied and rarely preserved. The finding changes how researchers hunt for the origins of animal life.
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 011643.htm
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 011643.htm