The first animals: ca. 760-million-year-old sponge-like fossils from Namibia
One of the most profound events in biospheric evolution was the emergence of animals, which is thought to have occurred some 600-650 Ma. Here we report on the discovery of phosphatised body fossils that we interpret as ancient sponge-like fossils and term them Otavia antiqua gen. et sp. nov. The fo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2012-01-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | http://192.168.0.117/index.php/sajs/article/view/9777 |