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Reconstructing early sponge relationships by using the Burgess Shale fossil Eiffelia globosa, Walcott

The relationships of the sponge classes are controversial, particularly between the calcareous and siliceous sponges. Specimens of the putative calcarean Eiffelia globosa Walcott from the Burgess Shale show the presence of diagnostic hexactinellid spicules integrated into the skeletal mesh. The arra...

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Main Authors: Botting, Joseph P., Butterfield, Nicholas J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2005
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC547825/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15665105
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0405867102
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