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A First Account of Freshwater Potamolepid Sponges (Demospongiae, Spongillina, Potamolepidae) from the Middle Eocene: Biogeographic and Paleoclimatic Implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2015

Andrzej Pisera ,
Peter A. Siver  and
Alexander P. Wolfe
Andrzej Pisera
Affiliation:
Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Twarda 51/55, 00–818 Warszawa, Poland,
Peter A. Siver
Affiliation:
Connecticut College, Botany Department, New London, Connecticut 06320, USA,
Alexander P. Wolfe
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada
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Abstract

We report the oldest fossil occurrence of freshwater potamolepid sponges (Demospongiae, Spongillina, Potamolepidae) to date, originating from middle Eocene lake sediments accumulated in the Giraffe kimberlite maar, northern Canada. Sponges are represented by strongyle spicules that are gemmuloscleres. These are described herein as belonging to a new species, Potamophloios canadensis. Because the most similar extant potamolepid sponges inhabit subtropical to tropical water bodies, these observations provide further evidence of biogeographic reorganizations in response to warm high-latitude Eocene paleoclimates.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 87 , Issue 3 , May 2013 , pp. 373 - 378
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