Ancient fossils from South China reveal the earliest bony fishes and shed new light on how jaws, teeth, and key vertebrate features evolved before the major fish lineages diverged.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After an ancient extinction killed about 85% of marine species, survivors in isolated refuges helped jawed vertebrates diversify ...

The preservation of fossils of some of the oldest known vertebrates is so impressive that palaeontologists can not only count their eyes, but determine how they worked. The findings demonstrate that ...

The water-to-land transition stands as one of the most significant events in vertebrate evolution, giving rise to the two ...

A feeding method of the extinct jawless heterostracans, among the oldest of vertebrates, has been examined and dismissed by scientists, using fresh techniques. A feeding method of the extinct jawless ...

A harlequin poison dart frog (Oophaga sylvatica) is pictured at the Tesoros de Colombia (Treasures of Colombia) sustainable farm in Nocaima, Cundinamarca department, Colombia, on July 9, 2024.

Artist’s reconstruction of the oldest known vertebrate's four eyes. (Xiangtong Lei & Sihang Zhang via SWNS) By Dean Murray Ancient fossils reveal the oldest known vertebrates had four eyes. Remarkably ...

Earth’s vertebrate diversity may be far richer than anyone realized. A sweeping analysis of more than 300 studies suggests that for every known fish, bird, reptile, amphibian, or mammal species, there ...

The aptly named resplendent quetzal is prized for its plumage. Golden poison frogs are popular creatures in the pet trade. Pangolin meat is considered a delicacy, and their scales are used in ...

NEW YORK, NY– Today, the Vertebrate Genome Laboratory, led by Erich Jarvis and Co-Directors Giulio Formenti and Jennifer Balacco, at The Rockefeller University, has received funding as part of ...