Fossils

#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - fake fossils, science fashion, snakes, sticky bacteria, spider photography, parades, and more.

8 Feb 2012

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Fossils find in Namibia is world's oldest animal life - and our oldest ancestor is a sponge from 760 million years ago

7 Feb 2012

Sponge-like fossils unearthed in rocks Namibia's Etosha National Park are the world's oldest animal life, say University of St Andrews researchers - proving that animals emerged 760 million years ago.

Sponge fossils from Namibia are the oldest animal life ever found on Earth, say researchers

7 Feb 2012

Sponge-like fossils unearthed in rocks in a national park in Namibia are the world's oldest animal life, say researchers. The find in Etosha National Park proves that sponges are the earliest forms of animal life, say the researchers.