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New sponges from lower Carboniferous reefs of Derbyshire and Yorkshire, England

E. Wolfenden

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Describes Radiatospongia carbonaria n.g. n.sp. and Microspongia castletonense n.sp. from middle Visean reef limestones. These are the first complete sponges, apart from Erythrospongia, to be found in lower Carboniferous rocks of England.

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Describes Radiatospongia carbonaria n.g. n.sp. and Microspongia castletonense n.sp. from middle Visean reef limestones. These are the first complete sponges, apart from Erythrospongia, to be found in lower Carboniferous rocks of England.

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Describes Radiatospongia carbonaria n.g. n.sp. and Microspongia castletonense n.sp. from middle Visean reef limestones. These are the first complete sponges, apart from Erythrospongia, to be found in lower Carboniferous rocks of England.

Key concepts: Carboniferous, Viséan, Reef, Paleontology, Geology, New england, Archaeology, Geography

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