Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The living mammal family tree is full of diverse species–big blue ...

On this World Anatomy Day, Oct. 15, experts in the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution at Johns Hopkins Medicine are ...

The discovery of new cynodont fossils from southern Brazil by a team of palaeontologists has led to a significant breakthrough in understanding the evolution of mammals. These fossils, belonging to ...

Mammals, including humans, stand out with their distinctively upright posture, a key trait that fueled their spectacular evolutionary success. Yet, the earliest known ancestors of modern mammals more ...

The evolutionary success of the first large predators on land was driven by their need to improve as killers, researchers suggest. The evolutionary success of the first large predators on land was ...

Argentinian scientists have found fossilized bones of one of the world's oldest dinosaur species in the Andes Mountains, the ...

South American mammals present a fascinating case study in evolutionary biology, shaped by a dynamic interplay of palaeoenvironmental shifts, adaptive radiations and biogeographic isolation. The ...

New research from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and the University of Turku reveals that female ...

The evolutionary history of hyaenodonts and other carnivorous mammals reveals a complex narrative of diversification and ecological adaptation across geographical realms. Emerging during the Paleogene ...

Giant camels used to roam what’s now Los Angeles. If you visit the city’s La Brea asphalt seeps, you can see their bones, ...

Socioecology : origins and trends / Daniel I. Rubenstein and Richard W. Wrangham -- Polyandry in spotted sandpipers : the impact of environment and experience / Lewis W. Oring and David B. Lank -- ...

Infographic showcasing the differences in jaw functional anatomy and body size and the potential ecological inferences found in the study of more mammal-like behaviours among ancient predatory ...