A recent paper provides an updated perspective on the evolutionary history of chelicerates—a diverse and ecologically ...

Arachnid evolution involved multiple land transitions, not just one. Spiders and scorpions evolved key traits through gene duplication.

Paleontologists believe that Leioproctus barrydonovani inhabited broadleaf forests surrounding a Miocene maar lake—a crater ...

F inding fossils of any species is an exciting discovery for science, but some are a little bit more special than others. In ...

In the lush, fossil-rich Hindon Maar Complex of New Zealand’s South Island, scientists have uncovered a 14.6-million-year-old ...