Paul N. Lee wrote:

david wrote:

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractofusus

Now that is an obscure piece of information. Would not even know how to search for something like that. :-)

Heard about them courtesy of a National Geographic or Nature channel TV show. Apparently they were one of the first "large" multicellular animals that ever existed. Their fractal structure gave them an enormous surface area for absorbing nutrients from the surrounding water. -- David gnome@hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community