The findings open up a deeper understanding of how these animals moved and evolved ... a doctoral researcher at the Centre for Palaeobiology and Biosphere Evolution, University of Leicester. The team ...

has not been understood as well as that of terrestrial clades. Furthermore, the study provides independent support for the hypothesis that oxygen was an important driver of early animal evolution ...

it is believed that dolphins and whales evolved from land animals and share lineage with hippos. But there are few examples that show evolution from water to land. The transition requires ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal, dated to around 350 million years ago. The discovery suggests that after ...

What roils beneath Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution.