With its uniquely twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth, the new species was a relic of an earlier and more experimental time in the evolution of life on Earth. Fossils discovered in Brazil show that ...

Some animals have been around since the time of the dinosaurs—and they’re still thriving today! Known as “living fossils,” these creatures have barely changed over millions of years and continue to ...

Prehistoric animals are often pictured as distant fossils, yet a surprising number of species still walk, swim, and crawl ...

A new way to measure biodiversity based on species’ unique traits shows ‘living fossil’ species do evolve. The new measure, termed ‘evolutionary heritage’, highlights the importance of unique species ...

The discovery of a "parrot lizard" fossil could explain how dinosaurs developed feathers. Paleontologists at University College Cork (UCC) have discovered that some feathered dinosaurs had scaly skin, ...