Possible ancestor of sponges found

An exquisitely preserved 600-million-year-old fossil from China has cell types and a shape resembling sponges, thought to be among the first multicellular animals to evolve.

A major problem in animal phylogeny seems to have been solved – Why Evolution Is True

Sea sponges common ancestors of all animals

Were the First Animals Sponge-Like?: Complexity in the animal tree of life - Science in the News

Solved Common ancestor of fungi and animals (1 bya) Most

The early evolution of sponges and their pre-Ordovician fossil record; their effects on ecosystem functioning and taphonomic expression. – Carlos Val Mas

Consider the Sponge

Porifera Organismal Diversity

Possible ancestor of sponges found

Oldest evidence for animals found by UCR rese