Pinpointing when early land plants colonized terrestrial environments and began influencing Earth's systems is a core ...

A handful of fossil teeth from a completely new species, uncovered from rock samples found in China, suggest jawed fish emerged some time at the end of the Ordovician, or beginning of the Silurian ...

Set in Portobelo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the resort offers exceptional scuba diving, rainforest hikes, and abundant wildlife. The resort’s own farm provides many of the ...

The fall in jawless vertebrates coincides with the rise of jawed vertebrates following the two pulses of the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction (LOME). Top genus-level diversity curves follow global, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pair of 'Sacabambaspis' fish, around 14 inches (35 centimeters) in length, which had distinct, forward-facing eyes and an ...

A pair of Sacabambaspis fish, around 35 cm in length, which had distinct, forward-facing eyes and an armored head. No fossils of animals like Sacabambaspis from after the Late Ordovician Mass ...

The Ordovician is a geologic period of the Paleozoic Era that follows the Cambrian and precedes the Silurian, spanning roughly 485 to 444 million years ago. It is characterized by extensive ...

When we think of Earth’s ancient creatures, dinosaurs often steal the spotlight. These magnificent reptiles dominated our planet for around 165 million years before their extinction approximately 65 ...

A screenshot shows the rocky diversity that's the foundation of Lebanon County in a new Cooperative National Geologic Map from the U.S. Geological Survey. You know us because we live here too. LebTown ...

The Ordovician is one of the most important periods in Earth history, witnessing the elaboration of modern-style ecosystems after the “Cambrian Explosion” of animals. However, exceptional fossils from ...