Published in the Journal of Astrobiology, the paper does not argue that there was a technologically advanced species long ...

The ancient specimens, which were given surprising names by scientist, were found in Herefordshire, in a breakthrough that ...

Scientists suggest the Earth might host up to 200,000 species ... which dates back to the middle of the Silurian period (about 420 million to 443 million years ago). The fossils were so fragile ...

Home to countless geologic and archaeological finds from the mid-Silurian period (443 to 420 million ... largest and most diverse animal groups on Earth. However, early Aculiferan molluscs are ...

The fossils, dating from the Silurian period, were retrieved in Herefordshire ... from the Department of Earth Science and Engineering at Imperial College London. Dr. Sutton said: “Mollusks ...

This is commonly done by paleontologist in search of invertebrates such as molluscs, arthropods, annelid worms and echinoderms to study earth geological past. A 3D animation of the extinct arthropod ...

One of the most significant mass extinctions in ... on the Silurian–Devonian terrestrial revolution, which marked a significant increase in vascular plant diversity. This period saw the ...

The newly discovered artifacts show that early lifeforms were "more complex and adaptable" than previously known.