Ancient reef-building #stromatoporoids dodged #extinction—at least temporarily
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-ancient-reef-stromatoporoids-dodged-extinction.html
Post-Devonian re-emergence and demise of stromatoporoids as major reef-builders on a #Carboniferous Panthalassan seamount https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-abstract/doi/10.1130/G52420.1/646596/Post-Devonian-re-emergence-and-demise-of
"ancient reef-building sponge-like organisms called #stromatoporoids survived the Late #Devonian #MassExtinction event and continued to thrive as major reef-builders long after their presumed extinction"