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Scientists have found an extremely rare fossil in Canada that is of an entirely new invertebrate species. This fossil is so significant that it has provided experts with very important information regarding the origins of multicellular animals. This newly identified fossil dates back to 375 million years ago during the Late Devonian Period. And it... Read more »

This Encyclopedia Britannica list reviews the eras in the eon of visible life.

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The Valley of Rocks (c) j.e.mcgowan, Flickr (CC BY 2.0) - Credit: Archant Whether you’re up on Dartmoor, gazing down on the seaside from the South West Coast Path or visiting one of our stunning stately homes, breathtaking views are all around our county. We’ve picked 23 places where you can get Devon’s best views Start your photogenic jaunt around Ilfracombe by first walking up Capstone Parade and taking in panoramic views of the Bristol Channel and back down over the town from the cliff...

Photo: Miguel Riopa/AFP (Getty Images) Derpy from the side and hellish from below, the lamprey is the bane of the Great Lakes fisheries industry. A jawless, bloodsucking fish, the lamprey is often considered an ancestral early vertebrate for its rudimentary morphology and its larval life stage. Now, a team of researchers has authored a new study about fossilized lamprey larvae from the Devonian Period that they say shows lamprey evolution occurred differently than previously thought. This would...

Local fossils shake up our tree of life An astonishing discovery of baby lamprey fossils just outside Makhanda will force a major rethink of the evolutionary tree that gave rise to all vertebrates including our own species – Homo sapiens. Well-known local palaeontologist, Dr Rob Gess, found the fossils in 360-million-year-old black shale deposits from the Waterloo Farm bordering the N2 highway. The lamprey fossils were in various stages of development from hatchling to adult when they ...

Derpy from the side and hellish from below, the lamprey is the bane of the Great Lakes fisheries industry. A jawless, bloodsucking fish, the lamprey

Cornwalls volcanoes that were active hundreds of millions of years ago To this day you can still find visible evidence of Cornwalls volcanic past The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a big story in Cornwall again with our daily newsletter Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or s...