Remains of this key transitional species date to a mysterious "black hole" in the fossil record.

How the jawbones of ancient lungfish reveal the fascinating evolutionary journey from water to land for Earth's first ...

D scans of ancient lungfish jaws reveal how early fish evolved to eat differently - offering fresh insight into vertebrate evolution.

Dolphins and orcas have reached a critical point in their evolution, forever locking them into the ocean. New research ...

A Chirodipterus lungfish fossil shows it robust skull and jaws. Photo courtesy John Long (Flinders University).Predatory fish ...

CANBERRA, July 12 (Xinhua) -- A new Australian-led study has uncovered how ancient lungfish adapted to life on land, offering key insights into vertebrate evolution.

Object Details Author Clack, Jennifer A. 1937- Contents Introduction: The Origin of Tetrapods -- Skulls and Skeletons in Transition -- Relationships and Relatives : The Lobe-Fin Family -- Setting the ...

Object Details Author Clack, Jennifer A. 1937- Contents Introduction. -- Skulls and skeletons in transition. -- Relationships and relatives: the lobe-fin family. -- Setting the scene: the Devonian ...

This makes a big difference to the overall story: Devonian-style tetrapods and actinopterygians survive and contribute to the evolution of these groups into the Carboniferous Period. But significant ...

Brodie Moss has recently witnessed the horror of what a nasty bite from a marine creature can do, but what can an ancient ...