On an expedition to Greenland in 1987, this University of Cambridge paleontologist unearthed remains of a creature from the Devonian Period (408-360 million years ago) that skulked around swamps on ...

A 10-foot-long, torpedo-shaped fish lurks through murky freshwater, its body casting a shadow on the creatures below. The opened mouth reveals dagger-like fangs, some two inches long, perfect for ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of large predatory fish that prowled ancient North American waterways during the Devonian Period, before backboned animals existed on land. The Academy of ...

The first African fossils of Devonian tetrapods (four-legged vertebrates) show these pioneers of land living within the Antarctic circle, 360 million years ago. The evolution of tetrapods from fishes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration of Late Devonian animals. An illustration of Late Devonian animals swimming in the water. About 350 million years ...

One of the best-documented evolutionary transitions is the appearance of tetrapods, the four-limbed vertebrates that now dominate the land. A large series of “fishapod” fossils have been discovered ...