'Living fossil' velvet worm species discovered in South Africa's arid Karoo region by Stellenbosch University edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

In this captivating video, we delve into the fascinating world of living fossils, creatures that have withstood the test of ...

A fish thought to be evolution’s time capsule just surprised scientists. A detailed dissection of the coelacanth — a 400-million-year-old species often called a “living fossil ...

Dinosaurs might be long gone, but believe it or not, some of their ancient neighbors are still around, like the lake sturgeon. This fish has been swimming in our waters since before the T. Rex ...

The coelacanth is known as a “living fossil” because its anatomy has changed little in the last 65 million years. Despite being one of the most studied fish in history, it continues to reveal ...

The new fossil was unearthed in a remote part of Argentinian Patagonia—and had teeth comparable to a T. rex, says National ...

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that functional diversity can be accurately inferred from the marine fossil record.

Fossils show that velvet worms have not changed much since they diverged from their ancient relative about 540 million years ago. This means Onycophorans have been living on Earth ever since what ...