In the quest to decipher the evolutionary relationships of extinct organisms from fossils, researchers often face challenges in discerning key features from weathered fossils, or with prioritizing ...

An international team of researchers has managed to classify fossils of one of the most species-rich fish groups into a family tree for the first time. An international team of researchers led by LMU ...

An international team of researchers led by LMU paleontologist Bettina Reichenbacher has managed to classify fossils of one of the most species-rich fish groups into a family tree for the first time.

Trace fossils capture the presence and behaviours of ancient organisms in the form of trackways, trails, and burrows preserved in the rock record. They are important sources of evidence for ...

Harvard researchers identified a new fossilized species of tardigrade — known as “water bears” — scientists reported in an Aug. 6 paper in “Communications Biology.” Researchers used confocal laser ...