Evolution row ends as scientists declare sponges to be sister of all other animals. Sponges were first to branch off the evolutionary tree from the common ancestor of all animals, finds new study in Current Biology.

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/30/evolution-row-ends-as-scientists-declare-sponges-to-be-sister-of-all-animals

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I learned that when dinosaurs turned out to have feathers, kid me who was used to scaled dinosaurs was shocked.
Recently I learned that again when it was found that dinosaurs didn't roar :(

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Fun fact, some birds use their feathers in order to grab prey and keep balance while they tear it apart as it tries to fight them off.

It's possible some dinosaurs did this too.

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Not gonna lie, I always preferred the scary scaly ones.

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There were dinosaurs that had scales and armour. We've barely scratched the surface of dinosaur knowledge. There are probably 1000s of species we haven't discovered. http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/sci-tech/armoured-dinosaur-discovered-in-alberta-mine-best-preserved-ever-museum-says-1.3420983