The Devonian Period, spanning approximately 419–359 million years ago, represents a pivotal phase in South America’s deep-time history. Fossiliferous formations across the continent—particularly ...
Prototaxites taiti may belong to an unknown multicellular lineage. This 26-foot fossil puzzled scientists for over 165 years. Advanced analysis shows it is unlike any plant, animal, or fungus. Did our ...
New research reveals a chain of environmental disasters. These took place in what is today's South Africa, during an ancient time period called the Early-Middle Devonian. The crises led to the ...
A fierce predator with a huge stinger and long pincers is the oldest land-animal fossil ever found on the former Gondwana supercontinent, a new study reports. The 360-million-year-old scorpion was ...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $148,000 grant to Lycoming College’s David Broussard, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, for work on a project entitled, “Silty streams and ...
Climate change and asteroids are linked with animal origin and extinction – and plate tectonics also seems to play a key evolutionary role, ‘groundbreaking’ new fossil research reveals. The discovery ...
During the Early-Middle Devonian period, a large landmass called Gondwana—which included parts of today's Africa, South America, and Antarctica—was located near the South Pole. Unlike today's icy ...
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