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New Chemical Fossils Strengthen Case That Sponges Were Earth’s Earliest Animals

An MIT-led PNAS study links rare C31 steranes in Ediacaran rocks to demosponge sterols using three converging tests.

Rare Fossil Points to Flight in Ancestors of Ostriches and Emus

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

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

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

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

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

Discovery of Jurassic Bird Fossil Reshapes Understanding of Avian Evolution

Ancient Bird Fossil Sheds Light on Evolution of Avian Intelligence

Discovery of Quaestio simpsonorum Sheds Light on Early Animal Evolution

New Fossil Discovery Sheds Light on Penguin Wing Evolution

Jurassic Fossils from Isle of Skye Unveil Early Mammal Longevity