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Ancient earth was marked by early mass extinctions that had increased sea levels when they happened in the Devonian period.

A new study reveals that a once-considered giant ancient armored fish is smaller than previously recorded.

It appears that scientists may have made some incorrect assumptions about the size and shark-like shape of the strange beast Dunkleosteus terrelli, according to US experts in Cleveland.

Geologists are in a hot debate about whether to call for the end of the Holocene Epoch of the the Quaternary Period of the Cenozoic Era of the Phanerozoic Eon. At issue is whether to declare the beginning of the Anthropocene Epoch -i.e. the Epoch of human caused change to the earth. On the one hand: «Stanley C. Finney, the secretary general of the International Union of

From the first land plants, to the giant armored fish, the Devonian period was a very strange, yet critical, time for life on Earth.

Scientists find ancient tree roots flooded oceans with excess nutrients, triggering mass extinction of life. Could today's human activity cause the same?

Named Whatcheeria deltae, it had huge razor sharp teeth, and was also one of the first creatures ever to hunt on land.

A roundup of mysterious, paranormal and strange news stories from the past week. The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is preparing

The first land plants to evolve penetrating root systems, around 400 million years ago, may very well have triggered a series of mass extinctions in the ocean.

According to a UK study, a series of mass extinctions that occurred over 300 million years ago may have been brought on by the evolution of tree roots.