Long before humans evolved, a small eel shaped creature swimming in ancient seas carried eyes that look strikingly familiar.

A 370 million-year-old fossil found in Scotland is an entirely new form of life which towered 26ft tall, scientists have confirmed.

The prototaxites fossil, which is about 410 million years old, was found near the village of Rhynie in Aberdeenshire.

A 410 million year-old fossil from Aberdeenshire which scientists have identified as being a ‘new’ form of life, distinct from plants or fungi, has been added to the collections of National Museums ...

Researchers say the fossil found in Aberdeenshire is neither plant nor fungus as previously thought.

Scientists from UK have used a synchrotron in USA to investigate ancient vertebrate fossils. The remains revealed surprisingly complex eyes.

Researchers studying exquisitely preserved Scottish fossils say Prototaxites represents an entirely extinct eukaryotic lineage - a “new form of life” in the sense that it does not fit into known major ...

Prototaxites fossils unearthed in Scotland that will be exhibited in the National Museums Scotland is believed to belong to gigantic organisms ...

Earth's first large land organisms—tree trunk-like beings that stood up to 26 feet tall—weren't early fungi but, rather, ...

Traces of a 150-million-year-old dinosaur have been found on the banks of Scotland’s Loch Ness, but they are definitely not those of the lake’s legendary monster, scientists said. A Jurassic-era ...

A fossil of Prototaxites, a colossal lifeform that once towered over ancient landscapes, is set to go on display at the National Museum of Scotland. This enigmatic organism, which grew to more than ...