Sponges squeezed off oldest branch of animal tree

Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 14:50 in Biology & Nature

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sponges are getting squeezed out of a distinctive role in evolution. A new study says they don't represent the oldest branch of the animal family tree after all....

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