When we think of the fish that inhabit the deep blue sea today, it’s easy to forget that they haven’t always been there. The ...

Scientists have uncovered new clues about some of Earth’s earliest fish, shedding light on the ancient origins of vertebrates that eventually moved onto land. By reanalyzing mysterious fossils from ...

IOWA CITY — Some 375 million years ago, Iowa was under water. The temperatures were hot, and brightly colored corals and huge fish moved through the shallow sea. Visitors can see a glimpse of this ...

While there is a common belief that the evolution of humans can be traced back to fishlike vertebrate ancestors, pinpointing ...

The newest exhibit at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University will give visitors a glimpse into the world millions of years ago. "Life Onto Land: The Devonian" centers around the crucial ...

Climate change and asteroids are linked with animal origin and extinction -- and plate tectonics also seems to play a key evolutionary role, 'groundbreaking' new fossil research reveals. The discovery ...

A tiny fossil fish, roughly 3 centimeters long and approximately 436 million years old, has been identified as the oldest known bony fish ever found, pushing back the timeline for when the ancestors ...

A research team led by Profs. ZHU Min, LU Jing, and ZHU You'an from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences published two back-to-back ...

Tiktaalik, the 375-million-year-old fish fossil, is best known for its anatomy suggesting it may have walked out of the water and is also a very popular meme. Sung to the tune of The Killers’ Mr.

Climate change and asteroids are linked with animal origin and extinction – and plate tectonics also seems to play a key evolutionary role, ‘groundbreaking’ new fossil research reveals. The discovery ...