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890-Million-Year-Old Fossils Are Sponges, Oldest Animals: Study
890-Million-Year-Old Fossils Are Sponges, Oldest Animals: Study
If confirmed, the findings indicate that animals appeared on Earth millions of years earlier than previously believed.
If confirmed, the findings indicate that animals appeared on Earth millions of years earlier than previously believed.
Canada, evolution
Robert Carroll, Who Studied Amphibian Evolution, Dies
Emma Yasinski | Apr 23, 2020 | 2 min read
The McGill University paleontologist, who died from COVID-19, was known for using multidisciplinary methods to explore the origins of amphibians, birds, and mammals.
Image of the Day: Filament Networks
Amy Schleunes | Mar 11, 2020 | 1 min read
Fossils from Newfoundland, Canada, reveal the extensive connections that existed among Earth’s earliest, sea-dwelling animals.
Image of the Day: Hairy Cicada
Amy Schleunes | Mar 5, 2020 | 1 min read
A single fossilized forewing belonging to a newly named cicada species that lived roughly 100 million years ago was unearthed at an abandoned Canadian mine.
In Canada, Signs of Life Nearly 4 Billion Years Old
Ashley P. Taylor | Sep 28, 2017 | 2 min read
Embedded within 3.95-billion-year-old rock, scientists have found graphite with a carbon signature that indicates biological activity.