The Mesozoic era, often referred to as the "Age of Reptiles," was also a significant period for mammalian evolution. During this time, mammals began to diversify and adapt to various ecological ...

The best example we have of evolution at a specific hot spot is ... to be selection against excessive crossing over, why are mammalian species so variable in their numbers of chromosomes and ...

The genes that build the cartilage of fish gills were repurposed to build the cartilage in mammals’ outer ears ...

The researchers extended their analysis to eight exemplary fossil species from four continents spanning 300 million years of evolution. The species ranged from the 35g proto-mammal Megazostrodon ...

Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans' outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of ...

Earth's climate changed dramatically during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene 130,000 to 7,000 years ago, when cold ...

New evidence suggests that certain early human ancestors rarely consumed meat, adding new information to the timeline of ...

Paleontologists reconstructed its movements and provided fresh insights into mammalian evolution. By Sadie Watkins Researchers on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca have uncovered the remarkably ...

Two new studies offer insights into the evolution and development of external ears, which appear in humans and other mammals but aren’t found in reptiles, birds or amphibians Sarah Kuta Daily ...

We have been researching the evolution of primate litter size — how many babies grow during each pregnancy — for the past several years. To study mammal evolution and reproductive life history ...

Chemicals in the tooth enamel of Australopithecus suggest the early human ancestors ate very little meat, dining on vegetation instead.