Independent origins of spicules reconcile paleontological and molecular evidence of sponge evolutionary history

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RP @phil-donoghue.bsky.social: Our latest: Independent origins of spicules reconcile paleontological and molecular evidence of sponge evolutionary history, led by @meleonora-rossi.bsky.social with help from friends @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social including …

RP @evopalaeo.bsky.social: Early sponges lacked [mineralised] skeletons. New paper led by M. Eleonora Rossi. Great to have contributed alongside colleagues from @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social , @nhm-london.bsky.social and @mncn-csic.bsky.social. Read it her…

Swab, Wipe, & Rinse. "Our results suggest that early sponges were not biomineralized & that both biosilicification & biocalcification evolved independently multiple times across Porifera." Neat! https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:w7kdp7fbs6nwjerl2uk6isak/…

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