Scientists discovered a 480-million-year-old phosphatic sponge in South China, making it the oldest known stromatoporoid and ...

This newly identified stromatoporoid, Lophiostroma leizunia, not only extends the fossil record of stromatoporoid reefs by about 20 million years but also provides valuable insights into the early ...

Chinese and South Korean researchers jointly discovered the oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge fossil dating back 480 million years called Lophiostroma leizunia in Yichang, Central ...