Research has confirmed how early land vertebrates, which evolved from fish, developed weight-bearing limbs and other adaptations long before their feeding systems adjusted to a vegetation-based diet. Now, for the first time, fossil jaw measurements have demonstrated this gap in…
Marine worms reveal the deepest evolutionary patterns
The study of ancient worms could offer a more solid understanding of evolutionary patterns and processes, according to new research. Scientists from the universities of Bath and Lincoln have revealed new findings on the evolutionary relationships and structure of priapulids…