Divergence times in demosponges (Porifera): first insights from new mitogenomes and the inclusion of fossils in a birth-death clock model
A. Schuster, S. Vargas, I. Knapp, S. A. Pomponi, R. J. Toonen, D. Erpenbeck, G. Woerheide
This study estimates divergence times in demosponges using mitogenomes and a fossilized birth-death model, supporting a Neoproterozoic origin and revised timing for key evolutionary events.
bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2017Evolutionary Biology