The fossil of an ancient sponge that thrived in the tropical shallow seas during the Cretaceous period 115 million years ago.
The fossil of an ancient sponge that thrived in the tropical shallow seas during the Cretaceous period 115 million years ago. In this era most of what is now the UK was a tropical marine environment
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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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