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Sea sponges live on the ocean floor and feed by filtering water. Two sponge types (tubular sponges and vase-shaped sponges) can filter feed without help from the current, so they do well in quiet waters. They also can’t live in stronger currents, because they would be dislodged from the ocean floor. Finally, both tubular and vase-shaped sponges were widespread in the late Jurassic period.
These facts strongly support the conclusion that the late Jurassic period had many areas of ocean floor with slow currents, thus allowing tubular and vase-shaped sponges to be widespread. They also support the conclusion that areas with slow currents can still have enough fresh water moving through for sponges to find food.
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