Araucaria is actually a "living fossil," a plant species that has not changed a lot ... in comparison to marine fossils like a nice ammonite or trilobite, for example. – In these cases, most of the ...

A new study suggests two fossil trackways found in Australia were made by an early amniote, a group that today includes ...

Clues are emerging about the ghostly clan that settled eastern Asia and left a genetic legacy in people today.

Paleontologists have discovered fossils of a 506 million-year-old tiny three-eyed predator nicknamed the “sea moth,” ...

Fossil discovery pushes the history of Australian tree frogs back 55 million years, reshaping our understanding of their ...

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, ...

Described as a “living fossil,” this shrimp species has not changed much in appearance for more than 100 million years, Fujita said. “I am excited on every expedition, partly because ...

A tiny snail was recently named after painter Pablo Picasso. It’s one of many species named after celebrities or artists, but some researchers question whether species should be named after ...

Mosura fentoni, also dubbed “sea moth” due to its broad swimming flaps and narrow abdomen, was a member of an extinct group ...

The tuatara, native to New Zealand, is a unique reptile often called a "living fossil" because it is the sole surviving member of an ancient lineage. Although it is difficult to estimate the age of ...