The latest research suggests that echidnas and platypuses originate from an aquatic ancestor, rather than a terrestrial one, ...

The ancestors of today’s crocodylians survived two mass extinction events. A new study has revealed a key factor behind their ...

New fossil evidence suggests echidnas evolved from a water-dwelling ancestor, not a land-based one. The bone structure ...

The latest research suggests that echidnas and platypuses originate from an aquatic ancestor, rather than a terrestrial one, ...

Researchers have unearthed fossils of massive freshwater crayfish that once scuttled through the lakes of southern New ...

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Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study reveals that part of the answer lies in the body itself. The research shows that an animal's size and ...

Elliott, seven, uncovered fossils in his garden dating back 140 million years, sparking his passion for palaeontology.

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The find came in the fossil-rich outcrops of northeast Mississippi, near Starkville in the Prairie Bluff Formation, according ...

A study of a 100-million-year-old bone suggests the ancient relative of the echidna and the platypus was semiaquatic — and ...