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First sign of animal life on Earth may be a sponge fossil CHRISTINA LARSON, AP Science Writer July 28, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5This undated photo provided by Elizabeth Turner, Laurentian University, shows a field location in Northwest Territories, Canada. Canadian geologist Elizabeth Turner may have found the earliest fossil record of animal life on Earth in the area shown, according to a report published Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in the journal Nature. (Courtesy of Elizabe...

Oldest fossils of animals may be in Canada rocks, study says Christina Larson Washington – A Canadian geologist may have found the earliest fossil record of animal life on Earth, according to a report published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Around a billion years ago, a region of northwest Canada now defined by steep mountains was a prehistoric marine environment where the remains of ancient sponges may be preserved in mineral sediment, the paper says. Geologist Elizabeth Turner discovered...

Christina Larson This undated photo provided by Elizabeth Turner, Laurentian University, shows a field location in Northwest Territories, Canada. Canadian geologist Elizabeth Turner may have found the earliest fossil record of animal life on Earth in the area shown, according to a report published Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in the journal Nature. Image Credit: Courtesy of Elizabeth Turner/Laurentian University via AP July 28, 2021 - 4:32 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — A Ca...