Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

Paleontologist and Geologist Dr. Ken Lacovara joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about fossils. Can we ...

Places such as Purgatory Chasm and Millstone Hill, in Worcester's Green Hill Park, bear witness to the work of the glaciers.

A new study of ancient fossil trails pushes the origins of complex life deeper into Earth’s history, before the Cambrian Period began.

In fact, animals wouldn’t make their debut for another 3.2 billion years. It was only during the late Precambrian period that animals began to show up in the fossil record.

A newly described creature from the Cambrian period is putting a bizarre twist on what we thought we knew about early animal evolution. Meet Mosura fentoni —a three-eyed, clawed, and flappy ...

However, the fossil found, which would be a 555-million-year-old worm, would represent the oldest member of the aforementioned superphylum and the only one from the Precambrian period ...

555-million-year-old worm-like fossil discovered, first from Precambrian era This tiny fossil, measuring just a few centimeters, is significant as it is the oldest confirmed ecdysozoan and the ...

Tiny worm makes for big evolutionary discovery Scientists have described 'Uncus,' the oldest ecdysozoan and the first from the Precambrian period Date: November 18, 2024 Source: University of ...

But a UC Riverside-led team has now identified the oldest known ecdysozoan in the fossil record and the only one from the Precambrian period.

"Like many modern-day animal groups, ecdysozoans were prevalent in the Cambrian fossil record and we can see evidence of all three subgroups right at the beginning of this period, about 540 ...