In the long history of life on Earth, one of the biggest turning points came when our distant ancestors stood tall—literally.

In the rodent family tree, deer mice separated from the ancestors of house mice and rats about 25 million years ago. By some ...

A new analysis of the jaw of Haramiyavia clemmenseni, one of the earliest known proto-mammals, clarifies the timeline of early mammalian evolution.Through high-resolution computer tomography, ...

The dream of flying has always fascinated humanity. In evolutionary history, the ability to fly has emerged independently ...

NEW TIMETABLE FOR MAMMAL EVOLUTION / Recent ancestors' emergence wasn't immediate after dinosaur age By David Perlman , Chronicle Science Editor March 29, 2007 ...

Dolphins and orcas belong to the group of cetaceans, which includes whales and porpoises. All cetaceans are descended from ...

The evolution of mammals is very much our story, our deepest ancestry, which has ultimately produced us and many other mammals today. Gizmodo: Your book basically covers from the K-Pg extinction ...

The living mammal family tree is full of diverse species–big blue whales, great apes, bats, rodents, and humans, to name just a few.The early evolution of mammals is a little bit murky, with ...

Body coverings such as hair and feathers have played a central role in evolution. They enabled warm-bloodedness by insulating ...

“Mammals have become so diverse today through the evolution of diverse ways to chew their food, whether it is insects, worms, meat or plants. But no matter how differently mammals can chew, they all ...

This is likely because mammals that live in groups, such as deer, rely on social signalling and competition. This can therefore lead to the evolution of flashy ornamentations such as horns and antlers ...