For over half a billion years, evolution has sculpted the nervous systems of bilaterian animals, equipping them with ...

Researchers Categorize New Human Species After Fossils Found in China Reveal a Group That Vanished 50,000 Years Ago Extensive ...

This groundbreaking discovery enriches our understanding of ecdysozoan evolution and underscores the role of the fossil record in addressing key questions about early animal development.

As a result, teeth are the most abundant elements in the primate fossil record. Fortunately ... For primate evolution, that chapter begins roughly 65 million years ago, continues through to ...

The mystery behind the origins of the dinosaurs may have been given a new twist, with a modeling study suggesting they may have evolved in what is today equatorial Africa and South America. This would ...

Despite the incomplete nature of the fossil record, fossils provide us with evidence of evolution. We can use them to observe how life on Earth has changed over time. Transitional fossils are ...

A study led by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History presents the oldest known example in the fossil record of an evolutionary arms race. These 517-million-year-old predator-prey ...

Scientists have made new discoveries about the origins of dinosaurs, suggesting they first emerged in dry, arid regions of ...

Modeling dinosaur evolution points researchers to potential fossil discoveries closer to the equator.

Field-defining discoveries can come from new and unexpected places,” palaeontologist Natalia Jagielska told IFLScience.

The remains of the earliest dinosaurs may lie undiscovered in the Amazon and other equatorial regions of South America and ...

A 555-million-year-old fossil found in South Australia provides crucial evidence for the Precambrian origins of Ecdysozoa, which encompasses insects, crustaceans, and nematodes. The discovery of ...