Ediacaran sponges, animal biomineralization, and skeletal reefs [Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences]

With an estimated 15,000 living species (1), the animal phylum Porifera (colloquially known as sponges) is not a biodiversity heavyweight as are arthropods, mollusks, and chordates. Unassuming in character, sponges barely move in their adult lifetime of up to several thousand years, and they passively strain food particles from water...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - August 31, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Shuhai Xiao Tags: Commentaries Source Type: research