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.

Fossils of stromatolites, created by ancient microbes, date back to 3.8 billion years ago, ... 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. The fossil ...

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 ...

Jan. 25, 2023 — A team of paleontologists have discovered the first 'unmistakable' Triassic-era caecilian fossil -- the oldest-known caecilian fossils -- thus extending the record of this small ...

“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 ...

"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 ...

The discovery of Uncus dzaugisi, the oldest ecdysozoan from the Precambrian period, provides crucial insights into the early evolution and diversification of nematodes, arthropods, and other related ...