Small fossils show mammals moved to the ground before the dinosaurs vanished. New plants changed habitats, giving better food ...

Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered that mammals began adapting to terrestrial lifestyles millions of ...

More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, ...

Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence ...

The recombination between parental chromosomes, a characteristic of sexual reproduction, plays a crucial role in evolution.

The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a thorough examination of the pigment-producing cells present in living mammals, ...

A group of researchers, including Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU) Professor Dr. Steven Jasinski, has ...

But it’s not yet clear what the dates have to say about the evolution of mammals, apes, and humans as the researchers haven’t fully described the fossils found at these sites, he says.

Chang-fu Zhou The team examined six fossils of extinct mammal relatives discovered in the Yanliao and Jehol biotas in China. These deposits are renowned for preserving fossils in great detail, ...

More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, new research has revealed.