Researchers studying exquisitely preserved Scottish fossils say Prototaxites represents an entirely extinct eukaryotic lineage - a “new form of life” in the sense that it does not fit into known major ...

The Devonian Period, spanning approximately 419–359 million years ago, represents a pivotal phase in South America’s deep-time history. Fossiliferous formations across the continent—particularly ...

A recent and unexpected discovery at Penn Dixie has provided new insight into the evolutionary history of an unusual group of fossils. In April 2023, two off-duty members of Penn Dixie's educational ...

Backed by a National Science Foundation grant of more than $500,000, Pfeifer, the lead principal investigator, and a team of ...

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 ...

New research reveals a chain of environmental disasters. These took place in what is today's South Africa, during an ancient time period called the Early-Middle Devonian. The crises led to the ...

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 ...

During the Early-Middle Devonian period, a large landmass called Gondwana—which included parts of today's Africa, South America, and Antarctica—was located near the South Pole. Unlike today's icy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The common ancestor of all tetrapods (including humans) was previously thought ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. ‘Lungfish’ would have been a common sight in the Devonian ...