It is estimated that throughout the Earth's 4.5 billion-year existence ... It is, therefore, impressive that some animals survived a mass extinction event, let alone two. And yet, crocodylomorphs ...

Their ancestors have survived two mass extinctions ... in the journal Palaeontology. In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth ...

Surprising new fossil evidence undermines the idea that there was ever a mass extinction on land – and may force us to ...

Researchers have enough data ... The End-Cretaceous mass extinction event claimed nearly all the dinosaurs, including the iconic T. rex. Only one lineage, now known as birds, survived. (Credit: Mark ...

Researchers from the University of Chicago, the Smithsonian Institution and London’s Natural History Museum analysed fossil ...

Among mollusks, for example, more than 7.5 ... survived so much since its origins that new species have become more resilient. “Mass extinctions have likely increased the resiliency of many ...

For decades, scientists have assumed that mammals and their relatives that survived challenging ... made it through mass extinctions aren't as generic as previously assumed. "Animals with novel ...

These animal species overcame climate change, predators, and human threats, defying odds to survive and ... efforts have helped boost its population. Declared extinct after rats invaded its ...

An asteroid strike 66 million years ago caused millions of species to go extinct—including many mollusks. By studying the ...

Human activity, which seems to be driving a sixth mass extinction, is making it harder and harder for them to survive. It begs the question: Will sharks be able to outlive us? Sharks have been ...