A report in the journal Nature estimates that the amniote tracks date to between 350 million and 359 million years ago.

Fossil claw prints found in Australia were probably made by the earliest known members of the group that includes reptiles, ...

During the Carboniferous era, there were many amphibians; the first reptile evolved from labyrinthodont ancestor. Amniotic egg appears very early in reptilian evolution. Egg has several special ...

Tracks in Australia seem to be the earliest known prints of amniotes — a group that includes reptiles, birds and mammals.

Tracks found in early Carboniferous-period rocks in southeast Australia appear to be from an amniote, most likely a reptile.

John Long/The ConversationThe emergence of four-legged animals known as tetrapods was a key step in the evolution of many species today – including humans.Our new discovery, published today in Nature, ...

While the tetrapods initially still needed water to reproduce, the evolution of the egg and internal fertilisation led to the ...

After a brief rain in part of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana 350 million years ago, a reptile pressed its small claws into the still-wet ground.

During the Carboniferous era, there were many amphibians; the first reptile evolved from labyrinthodont ancestor. Amniotic egg appears very early in reptilian evolution. Egg has several special ...