The discovery of Uncus dzaugisi, a 555-million-year-old fossil in South Australia, confirms Precambrian origins for ...

A stunning fossil discovery in South Australia has provided a groundbreaking glimpse into one of evolution’s greatest ...

HEFEI — Chinese scientists have unearthed dozens of human fossils dating back 300,000 years, the earliest evidence in East ...

A trackway of footprints hypothesized to have been created by a Paranthropus boisei individual. Credit: Neil Roach While skeletal fossils have long provided the primary evidence for studying human ...

In a new study published in Current Biology, researchers describe Uncus dzaugisi, a 555-million-year-old worm-like organism ...

“It is between Homo erectus and Homo sapiens — a period for which fossil evidence is scarce. Additional finds like these are invaluable,” said Yosuke Kaifu, a professor at the University of Tokyo.

Virginia Tech’s study traces early eukaryotic evolution, highlighting life’s diversification since 2 billion years ago.

"It is between Homo erectus and Homo sapiens -- a period for which fossil evidence is scarce. Additional finds like these are invaluable," said Yosuke Kaifu, a professor at the University of Tokyo.

"The facial structure and mandible show early evolution toward modern humans ... numerous bone fragments with evidence of artificial cutting and chopping, and more than 80 vertebrate fossils have been ...

Maria Martinon-Torres, director of Spain's National Research Center on Human Evolution ... Tokyo said the site fills a critical gap in fossil evidence from the transitional period between Homo ...