Around 540 million years ago, the ocean erupted with complex life: Creatures rapidly transformed from simple, soft-bodied, ...

Hundreds of Chinese fossils from the dawn of animal evolution may change how scientists think of this critical period of ...

A Texas paleontologist has made a discovery that could re-write what scientists know about prehistoric life in the state. In ...

They found remains of animals that have never been uncovered in Central Texas. The fossils hint that the region was warm, ...

Modern Nautilus and Allonautilus species inhabit deeper waters than their extinct ancestors did over 500 million years ago.

Scientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth.

A newly discovered fossil site in southwest China has transformed our understanding of how complex animal life emerged on ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - A remarkable assemblage of fossils from China is revealing that animal life ...

The first paleontological study of its kind is challenging what we thought we knew about the state’s natural history.

Turtles with shell-cracking jaws were far more likely to survive extinction due to their ability to be sustained on a restricted diet.

A palaeontologist stumbled on more than he expected while exploring a water cave in Texas in 2023. Although he was looking ...