An ancient Elpistostege fish fossil found in Miguasha, Canada has revealed new insights into how the human hand evolved from fish fins. 3D animation of an ancient Elpistostege fish fossil found in ...

Approximately 380 million years ago a violent sea-dwelling predator terrorised the tropical lagoon habitat. For this fish was equipped with more than a terrifying array of razor-sharp teeth – the ...

A living fossil fish just proved we've misunderstood a major chapter in the story of evolution. For decades, the coelacanth - an ancient fish species that first appeared 400 million years ago - was ...

It may seem strange that humans have evolved from fish, but the evidence can be found not just in fossils but also within our own bodies. Your face is your most expressive feature; it tells the world ...

A study published in the Nature journal alters how the evolution of fish has been historically understood. Fossilized fish and other sea creatures have often been pivotal in new scientific discoveries ...

Researchers in Alberta uncovered a fossil fish that rewrites the evolutionary history of otophysans, which today dominate freshwater ecosystems. The new species, Acronichthys maccognoi, shows early ...