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Rare Fossil Points to Flight in Ancestors of Ostriches and Emus

Genetic timelines place their divergence after Gondwana’s breakup, suggesting ocean-crossing dispersal.

310-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Earliest Tongue-Bite in Ray-Finned Fish

2.8-Million-Year-Old Ethiopian Teeth Reveal Early Homo and Australopithecus Coexistence

First Soft-Bodied Cambrian Fossils Found in Grand Canyon Reveal Evolutionary ‘Goldilocks Zone’

Mirasaura Grauvogeli Shows Feather-Like Crest Evolved Separately in Triassic Reptiles

Triassic Reptile’s Fern-Like Crest Predates Feathers by 100 Million Years

Cambrian Fossil Reveals Spider Brain Structure and Sea Origin for Arachnids

Study Maps Evolution of Cold-Adapted Species Over 2.6 Million Years

Landmark Study Chronicles 35-Million-Year Evolution and Extinction of Sloths

Study Reveals Sensory Origins of Vertebrate Teeth from Ancient Fish Skin Structures

Study Confirms Teeth Evolved from Sensory Armor of Ancient Fish

Chicago Archaeopteryx Reveals New Insights into Early Bird Flight

355-Million-Year-Old Fossil Tracks Push Back Reptile Origins

Ancient Bone Analysis Reveals Echidnas’ Aquatic Ancestry

113-Million-Year-Old Hell Ant Fossil Identified as Oldest Known Ant

Study Reveals Crocodilian Ancestors Survived Mass Extinctions Through Dietary Flexibility

Study Reveals Mammals Transitioned to Ground-Based Living Before Dinosaur Extinction

Study Links Sonic Hedgehog Pathway to Evolution of Feathers from Dinosaurs

Early Mammals Had Uniform Dark Coats, Study Finds

Dinosaur Extinction Paved the Way for Primate Evolution Through Fruit Growth