Imagine plunging into the ancient seas, only to come face to face with a creature so bizarre, it almost defies belief.

A controversial idea suggests the ancestors of echidnas were more like the platypus. For the first time, fossil evidence ...

For decades, scientists could not agree on whether to classify the Dickinsonia as an animal or not — until this new study ...

Analysis of single bone may tell us if the platypus is an evolutionary anomaly — starting on land, then returning to water.

The odd-looking specimen with scythe-like jaws indicates that early ants were spread widely across the globe while dinosaurs ...

A study of a 100 million-year-old bone suggests the ancient relative of the echidna and the platypus was semiaquatic — and ...

A team of scientists who study vertebrate fossil tracks and traces on South Africa's southern Cape coast have identified the ...

Many land mammals have changed to become semi-aquatic, but if this is right, echidnas are among the few that have gone the ...

In today’s fast-changing world, where species are constantly evolving and many are disappearing, it’s fascinating to learn ...

According to George, the Central Valley is home to a number of significant fossil finds—including California's state dinosaur ...

First-ever fossil pangolin tracks found on South Africa’s Cape coastDiscovery confirmed with help from Indigenous Master Trackers of NamibiaTracks da ...

When you think of predators, you likely imagine big animals with sharp claws or teeth, like tigers or sharks. Over 100 ...