At first glance, this mammal looks like a horse gone terribly wrong. But, in reality, Chalicotherium is far from a botched ...

One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ear of mammals, with an eardrum and several small bones, allows us to ...

Sensitive hearing may have evolved in mammal ancestors far earlier than scientists once believed. By modeling how sound moved ...

The sprawling-upright transition across mammal evolution, showing changes in posture and limb bone shape. The transition from sprawling (reptile-like) to more upright (parasagittal) posture and ...

One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ear of mammals, with an eardrum and several small bones, allows us to ...

One of the defining breakthroughs in mammal evolution was the rise of highly sensitive hearing. Modern mammals rely on a ...

Therapsids, the ancient ancestors of mammals, were integral to Earth’s ecosystems during the middle to late Permian period.

The shift from lizard-like sprawl to upright walking in mammals wasn’t a smooth climb up the evolutionary ladder. Instead, it was a messy saga full of unexpected detours. Using new bone-mapping tech, ...

In a remarkable discovery on the cliffs of Durlston Bay near Swanage, Dorset, a new species of prehistoric mammal has been unearthed, offering fresh insights into the diversity of early mammals that ...

If textbooks ever made you believe mammals like humans, cats, and kangaroos first evolved somewhere up north, think again. A remarkable discovery from Australia has flipped our understanding of mammal ...