Researchers identified a 125-million-year-old fossil that represents the earliest confirmed swimming mammal in the mammalian crown group.

A newly discovered fossil from Mongolia reshapes how scientists understand early mammal evolution and ancient species relationships.

A newly identified plant-eating relative of mammals that lived around 240 million years ago in what is now Tanzania may ...

A beautifully preserved fossil from Mongolia’s Gobi Desert has solved a mystery that puzzled paleontologists for nearly 40 ...

Paleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History and the Chinese Academy of Sciences announce the discovery of Liaoconodon hui, a complete fossil mammal from the Mesozoic found in China ...

Newly discovered fossils, belonging to the mammal-precursor species Brasilodon quadrangularis and Riograndia guaibensis, offer critical insights into the development of the mammalian jaw and middle ...

A new study rewrites the timeline of the evolution of hearing in mammals. One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ...

Workers on a routine infrastructure project in Oceanside, California, recently uncovered the fossilised remains of a large, ...

The discovery of new cynodont fossils from southern Brazil by a team of palaeontologists has led to a significant breakthrough in understanding the evolution of mammals. These fossils, belonging to ...

“I found this thing within five minutes of showing up,” said paleontologist Dr. Joseph El Adli ...

NEW YORK – During the dinosaur age most mammals were puny, generally weighing less than a pound. Now a bizarre fossil skull from Madagascar has revealed a comparative giant, one that clocked in at ...

Newswise — The discovery of new cynodont fossils from southern Brazil by a team of palaeontologists from the University of Bristol, alongside colleagues from Argentina and Brazil, has led to a ...