The Evolution of Mammals From What Fossils Teach Us ©Fossilized dinosaur footprint. Image by esebene-photo via Depositphotos. The story of mammals is a fascinating tale of adaptation and survival ...

The latest chapter in Steve’s journey is as Professor of Palaeontology and Evolution at the University ... of this event and the proliferation of mammals. Before the asteroid hit, Steve ...

"This is unusual and tells us a lot about how mammals' evolution took place.” Small mammals living today have much shorter lifespans, some surviving for as little as 12 months, and maturing ...

Learn how a variety of tooth shapes drove evolution across multiple kinds of mammals.

A recent study has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, linking it to the gills of ancient fish and marine invertebrates. The research reveals that both structures ...

Yet their striking resemblance to shrews and other spiny mammals is not merely a coincidence, instead representing a clear example of convergent evolution. In this intriguing scenario, mammals in ...

We are researching the cause of megafaunal extinction in the last major extinction event. Hundreds of large mammal species disappeared during the transition from the last glaciation to the present ...

This work forms a natural experiment in evolution responding to changes in the environment. We are using state-of-the-art techniques to study dwarf mammal fossils. This is giving us accurate dates for ...

The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is one of Australia's most iconic animals. Belonging to a unique group of ...