Palaeontologists are helping resolve the evolution and ecology of Odaraia, a taco-shaped marine animal that lived during the Cambrian period. Fossils reveal Odaraia had mandibles. Palaeontologists are ...

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Arthropods crawl and buzz around us in the wild and on farmlands, on the street and at home, under our floors and in our plumbing systems, even in our food and on our bodies. But while we often are ...

A new study, led by palaeontologists at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is helping resolve the evolution and ecology of Odaraia, a taco-shaped marine animal that lived during the Cambrian period.

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than ...

Long before dinosaurs, Earth’s forests were ruled by a many-legged giant. Here’s why this millipede’s size still challenges ...

Researchers studying the 160-million-year-old fossils of a marine arthropod called Dollocaris ingens reveal how surprisingly sophisticated their huge eyes were. These little visual predators had more ...

All that glitters is not gold. But in the world of fossil discovery, a golden glitter is plenty of cause for celebration − even if it's not real. That was the case for Luke Parry, a paleobiology ...

About 470 million years ago, 7-foot-long arthropods ruled the water in what is now Morocco. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

International team of researchers describe new fossil species discovered in fossil deposit near Llandrindod Wells in mid-Wales. The fossil, Mierridduryn bonniae, shares many features with Cambrian ...

a, A complete specimen with antennae and limbs (USNM PAL 65510). b, Limbs of GSC 34695a showing various degrees of flexure and extension. The Burgess Shale in British Columbia is renowned for its ...