New fossil evidence from China suggests that some of our vertebrate ancestors had four eyes. The study, published in Nature, ...

Half a billion years ago, a shallow sea in what is now Siberia teemed with creatures that look more like science fiction than prehistory. Locked in that ancient seabed, scientists have now identified ...

The Cambrian Explosion was a weird time for the creatures of planet Earth. It was a period of impressive change and growth, ...

Every mammal, every fish, every vertebrate (creatures that have a spine) has two eyes. It’s been that way for millions and ...

The Cambrian Period fossils, about 512 million years old, are of invertebrates of various shapes and sizes, including an apex ...

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than ...

A treasure trove of Cambrian fossils has been discovered in southern China, providing a window on marine life shortly after ...

Then came the Cambrian period – nature’s version of a creative explosion. Imagine going from microbial monotony to evolutionary maximalism in what geologists call a “quick minute.” This wasn’t just ...

The most famous example of such exquisitely preserved Cambrian fossils is the Burgess Shale of Canada.

(CNN) — Paleontologists have discovered remarkable fossils in the Grand Canyon that reveal fresh details about the emergence of complex life half a billion years ago. The newfound remains of fauna ...