Primeval fish that were thought to be "living fossils," largely unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs, are actually evolving dramatically — and they evolved faster when Earth's continents moved ...

Paleontologists recently discovered a new extinct coelacanth species that highlights the role that Earth’s plate tectonics plays in evolution. Also called Latimeria, coelacanths are a deep-sea fish ...

Some animals have been around since the time of the dinosaurs—and they’re still thriving today! Known as “living fossils,” these creatures have barely changed over millions of years and continue to ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora on Friday updated its regulation and ...

What if one of the most iconic “living fossils” has been misleading evolutionary biology for decades? The African coelacanth, for a long time considered a key to the distant past, is now in the middle ...

Horseshoe crabs hold the world record for surviving the longest without any significant changes to their body structure. Virtually unchanged for more than 450 million years, they've earned the ...

The sturgeon is an ancient and iconic species of fish. Long and bony, with a body covered in armored plates known as scutes, the sturgeon has been called a “living fossil” with evolutionary roots ...

An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month.