A rare fossil fish scan reveals brain features and adaptations tied to the transition from aquatic to land animals.

A study by Dr. Martin Ebert and Dr. Martina Kölbl-Ebert examined the remains of some 4,200 Tharsis fossil specimens. They found that some of these fish, all of which were subadults, would occasionally ...

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 ...

The ancient cephalopod, Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, appears to have been an apex predator that rivaled mosasaurs to rule ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

A newly discovered fish fossil is the earliest known creature with what might be recognized as a face. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

A fossil fish skull, Macropoma gombessae, that sat unnoticed in a London museum for nearly 140 years has now changed fish ...