Quick Take A 436-million-year-old bony fish fossil has successfully helped researchers better understand vertebrate evolution ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fossilized fish digestive tracts are usually obscured by their scaly skin. But these carnivorous remains aren’t complete specimens ...

A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B found that the fossil Pohlsepia mazonensis — a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 67-million-year-old fish fossil preserved rare middle ear bones that amplify sound. New analyses suggest otophysan fish evolved ...

While there is a common belief that the evolution of humans can be traced back to fishlike vertebrate ancestors, pinpointing ...

Scientists have discovered freshwater fish fossils for the first time in the Shivalik foothills near Dehradun. Estimated to ...

NEW YORK — A big catch of fish fossils in southern China includes the oldest teeth ever found — and may help scientists learn how our aquatic ancestors got their bite. The finds offer new clues about ...

A newly discovered fish fossil is the earliest known creature with what might be recognized as a face. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

Ancient fossils from South China reveal the earliest bony fishes and shed new light on how jaws, teeth, and key vertebrate ...

A tiny fossil fish from Alberta is forcing scientists to rethink a story that has sat quietly in textbooks for decades. It is a story about how freshwater fish rose to dominance, and how a few bones ...