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Earth's first animals may have been sea sponges


Earth's first animals may have been sea sponges | Science | AAAS

Six hundred and sixty million–year–old fossils suggest sponges were among first species to populate sea ... Share: Facebook ...

Title for 'Earth's first animal' likely goes to simple sea creature

A new study by MIT researchers suggests that sea sponges may have been the first animal on Earth, CBS Boston reports. “Based on new genetic ...

Study: Simple Sea Sponges Were Earth's First Animals | Sci.News

Sea sponges appeared on our planet about 640 million years ago, much earlier than any other animal, according to a study published this week.

Sea sponge could be the first animal on Earth - YouTube

New genetic analyses led by MIT researchers confirm that sea sponges are the source of a curious molecule found in rocks that are 640 ...

Sea Sponges Were Earth's First Animals - Business Insider

And now, scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have confirmed that the simple sponge may have been the animal that ...

First animal was likely sea sponge | Earth - EarthSky

A new study by a team of MIT scientists suggests that sea sponges might have been the first animals to inhabit the Earth.

This Sponge Fossil May Be the Earliest Record of Animal Life

The genetics of modern-day sponges puts their origins as far back as a billion years ago, says Summons, coinciding with the age of Turner's ...

Earth's First Animal Was Likely The Sea Sponge, MIT Experts Say

Based on new genetic tests, researchers can say with confidence that molecules produced by sea sponges have been found in 640 million-year-old ...

Sea sponges could have been Earth's first animal - BBC Newsround

Sea sponges are animals, and may have been the very first animals to live on Earth. Life on Earth is thought to have began about 3.8 billion years ago.

890-million-year-old sponge fossil may be the earliest animal yet ...

Relatives of the humble sea sponge have filtered Earth's waters for hundreds of millions of years or more, long before the first plants took to ...

Sea sponges were the first animals on Earth, scientists discover

Sea sponges are believed to have first appeared 640 million years ago.

Did all animal life on Earth begin with a sea sponge? - CSMonitor.com

Genetic analysis of 640-million-year-old rocks suggests that the sea sponge may have been the first animal to develop on Earth.

Tubes in 890-million-year-old rock may be the oldest animal fossils

Newly described wormlike fossils may be ancient sea sponges. If confirmed, the fossils would reveal a remarkably early start to animal life.

First sign of animal life on Earth may be a sponge fossil - Phys.org

A Canadian geologist may have found the earliest fossil record of animal life on Earth, according to a report published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

Ancient Steroid Suggests Sea Sponges Were One of Earth's First ...

The new evidence, presented by a UCR research team led by Gordon Love, suggests sea sponges emerged as early as 660 million years ago, during ...

This Simple Sea Creature Might Have Been Earth's First Animal

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found 640-million-year-old fossils contain molecules produced by sea sponges.

890-million-year-old sponges may be oldest animal fossils - CNN

Simple animal life may have existed in Earth's oceans 890 million years ago, according to new research. New fossils belonging to ancient ...

Sea sponges were the first animals on Earth, scientists discover

The first animal to appear on Earth was probably the humble sea sponge, American scientists believe. According to researchers at the ...

Study: Sea Sponges Likely The First Animal On Earth - CBS Pittsburgh

MIT researchers say they have discovered molecular fossils of sea sponges in 640-million year old rocks. MIT says the rocks significantly ...

Early Life on Earth – Animal Origins

Sponges were among the earliest animals. While chemical compounds from sponges are preserved in rocks as old as 700 million years, molecular evidence points to ...