10 days ago · Canada
In 1987, ancient glass sponge reefs were found alive off Canada's Pacific coast after 40 million years
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In 1987, Canadian scientists discovered ancient glass sponge reefs alive in British Columbia’s Hecate Strait, overturning the belief that these reef-building animals had vanished 40 million years ago. More than 9,000 years old, the reefs survive today in Hecate Strait, Queen Charlotte Sound and Howe Sound, creating a rare underwater…
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