A major fossil discovery in Canada sheds new light on the development of the earliest vertebrates, including the origin of jaws, the first time this feature has been seen so early in the fossil record ...

It looked more like the worm on an angler’s hook than any living fish we might recognise today but it still takes the record for the oldest known fish to date. The first fossil fishes are known from ...

Metaspriggina lived in the Rocky Mountains when life was exploding in new directions. It swam in a world then dominated by small, strange looking creatures You can save this article by registering for ...

Researchers have examined a long-preserved fossil of a tiny fish, which existed on Earth more than 500 million years ago, and suggested that its remains could solve mysteries about ancient vertebrates ...

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - This is certainly not just another fish tale. A tiny jawless fish that lived more than half a billion years ago is providing scientists with a treasure trove of information ...

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Metaspriggina lived in the Rocky Mountains when life was exploding in new directions. It swam in a world then dominated by small, strange looking creatures This advertisement has not loaded yet, but ...

image: Left: This is an illustration of Metaspriggina swimming. Drawing by: Marianne Collins. © Conway Morris and Caron. Right: This is a fossil of Metaspriggina ...