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Fossil Steroids Record the Advent of Earliest Known Animals<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTQxMDUyMyZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9UFJELUJVTC00MTA1MjMmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xMjE1NDcyMTcyJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyaWFvZGV0ZS5zbUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPW1hcmlhb2RldGUuc21AZ21haWwuY29tJmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114115&govDel=USNSF_51> [image: Photo of a demosponge, one of the the earliest known animals.] Using compounds preserved in sedimentary rocks more than 635 million years old, researchers have found some of the earliest evidence for the existence of animals. Demosponges thrived in the shallow coastal waters of what is now Oman, according to scientist Gordon Love of the University of California at Riverside and colleagues from MIT and other institutions. They report the results of their research in this week's issue of the journal ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114115&govDel=USNSF_51<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTQxMDUyMyZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9UFJELUJVTC00MTA1MjMmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xMjE1NDcyMTcyJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyaWFvZGV0ZS5zbUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPW1hcmlhb2RldGUuc21AZ21haWwuY29tJmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&101&&&http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114115&govDel=USNSF_51> This is an NSF News item. ------------------------------ This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscription to the category listed above. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate messages. You can adjust your National Science Foundation Update subscriptions or delivery preference at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTQxMDUyMyZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9UFJELUJVTC00MTA1MjMmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xMjE1NDcyMTcyJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyaWFvZGV0ZS5zbUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPW1hcmlhb2RldGUuc21AZ21haWwuY29tJmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&102&&&https://service.govdelivery.com/service/user.html?code=USNSF>. You can also change your e-mail address or stop subscriptions on this page. If you have questions or problems with National Science Foundation Update, please contact supp...@govdelivery.com. National Science Foundation · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cosmology, Mathematics and Philosophy" group. To post to this group, send email to cosmology-mathematics-and-philosophy@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cosmology-mathematics-and-philosophy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cosmology-mathematics-and-philosophy?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
