Burgess Shale sponge

Reconstruction of the sponge, Takakkawia lineata, from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia. This beautiful, conical sponge with its blade-like fins was anchored to the seafloor on a thin base. Its structure is similar to that of Leptomit

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