Palaeontology News: sponge origins solved? Or... not.
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Sponges are crucial for understanding the origin of animals, and the Cambrian Explosion. They are one of the first groups of…
Independent origins of spicules reconcile paleontological and molecular evidence of sponge evolutionary history
Overview of attention for article published in Science Advances, January 2026
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