Sea sponge size of mini-van could be one of Earth's oldest animals, The Independent

The creature, found 7,000 feet underwater in Hawaii, is the world’s largest known sponge 

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Researchers find sea sponge off Hawaii that could be thousands of years old

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500-year-old clam reveals 'hugely worrying' evidence of climate change and its effects, The Independent

Huge sea sponge discovered off Hawaii

This Minivan-Sized Sea Sponge Is Thought To Be Planet's Largest

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Title for 'Earth's first animal' likely goes to simple sea creature, MIT News

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