Animal life is extraordinarily diverse and complex, having colonized almost all environments on Earth—from hostile ...
Scientists uncover the truth behind a well-known fossil, Pohlsepia mazonensis, showing the "world's oldest octopus" was not ...
What can fossil records teach scientists about ancient ecosystems and marine environments? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes to address ...
Hundreds of Chinese fossils from the dawn of animal evolution may change how scientists think of this critical period of ...
A remarkable assemblage of fossils from China is revealing that animal life diversified in Earth's primordial seas millions ...
Ancient fossils from South China reveal the earliest bony fishes and shed new light on how jaws, teeth, and key vertebrate ...
Did Earth’s major diversification event really happen in one sudden explosion? Our fossil discovery suggests not.