What do we have in common with fish, besides being vertebrates? The types of joints we (and most vertebrates) share most likely originated from the same common ancestor. But it’s not a feature that we ...

Tiktaalik, the 375-million-year-old fish fossil, is best known for its anatomy suggesting it may have walked out of the water and is also a very popular meme. Sung to the tune of The Killers’ Mr.

A research team led by Profs. Zhu Min, Lu Jing, and Zhu You'an from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Without its scary rows and rows of razor sharp teeth, your average ...

Mention the ocean, and it’s hard not to think of jaws. The deep waters contain many tooth-lined mouths: the bear-trap maws of sharks and dolphins, the slack lips of shoaling and reef fish, the ...

In two deposits in China, paleontologists dug up remains that suggest jawed fish are tens of millions of years older than previously known. Five newly discovered jawed fishes including, clockwise from ...