Brittlestars, aka ophiuroids, diverged in the Early Ordovician, about 500 million years ago.

Oct. 8, 2008 — Hundreds of new marine species and previously uncharted undersea mountains and canyons have been discovered in the depths of the Southern Ocean, Australian scientists said Wednesday.                    
A total of 274 species of fish, ancient corals, mollusks, crustaceans and sponges new [...]

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by Matthew McDermott, Brooklyn, NY on 10. 6.08
It may not be nearly the ridiculously large potential claimed by geothermal power in Australia, but a new report commissioned by the Carnegie Corporation indicates that one-third of Australia’s power needs could be met through wave power installation. Oh, did I mention that Carnegie Corp manufactures wave power-cum-desalination [...]

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