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Fig. 16. Sponge spicules from the Oamaru diatomite. Some types of sponges contain a supporting skeleton of glassy spicules, common as fossils

Fig. 16. Sponge spicules from the Oamaru diatomite. Some types of sponges contain a supporting skeleton of glassy spicules, common as fossils