Focus: Investigating the evolution and development of vertebrate teeth and the postcranial skeleton This research focuses on the evolution and development of vertebrate teeth and the postcranial ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

Amphioxus, as a basal chordate, offers an insightful window into the evolutionary origins of vertebrate development. Its embryogenesis, characterised by the formation of a notochord, neural tube and ...

Measuring the pace of evolution is tricky, but some species can evolve as quickly as a few generations. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Evolution explains how the living things on our planet today have slowly developed from simpler life forms that lived millions of years ago. The first person who explained how evolution happens was ...

Examine images of trilobite fossils to explore how fossils preserve information about ancient life. Sort the fossils by observing characteristics and comparing them to see how trilobites changed over ...

Explore our campus, meet lecturers and current students, and learn more about what it's like to study at Manchester. Explore the genetic, ecological and molecular mechanisms of evolutionary change ...