Insects belong to a broader group of six-legged animals called hexapods. This group also includes other less well-known, ...

Sometimes all that it takes to solve a 200-year-old mystery is the chance discovery of a rare fish fossil on a windswept Welsh beach. Who knew?

South Africa has one of the world's richest fossil records of hominins (humans and their fossil ancestors). But many misconceptions still exist regarding human evolution, and school textbooks contain ...

Chapter 1. The fossil record of parasitism: Its extent and taphonomic constraints -- Chapter 2. Importance of data on fossil symbioses for parasite-host evolution -- Chapter 3. Biodiversity and ...

A delicate, innocuous little fossil from the reptile known as Mirasaura grauvogeli – “Grauvogel’s wonder reptile” – is forcing a rethink about the evolution of skin and its appendages such as feathers ...

New fossil discoveries are reshaping scientists' understanding of a pivotal chapter in human evolution, revealing that several human ancestor lineages lived side by side nearly 3 million years ago.

Parasites of Fossil Vertebrates: What We Know and What can We Expect from the Fossil Record? / Tommy L. F. Leung -- Fossil Record of Viruses, Parasitic Bacteria and Parasitic Protozoa / George Poinar ...

A new study rewrites the timeline of the evolution of hearing in mammals. One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'Find the fossil sites' interactive display, Maropeng exhibition, Cradle of Humankind. flowcomm, CC BY South Africa has one of the ...