The study was conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, University of Manchester and Birmingham University.
In southwestern China, archaeologists have found fossils of an ancient long-lived marine species that lived millions of years ago.
The first vertebrate fossil that traveled on land about 355 million years ago was found in Scotland.
Scientists discovered a 250 million-year fossil of a crocodile-like ancient carnivorous lizard, surviving a massive extinction event that wiped out 90% of Earth's creatures.
Mr. Sebastian Voigt announced on June 13, German scientists have found fossils of an ancient vertebrate animal dating back more than 300 million years in the city of Bochum
Mexican scientists have recently found two species of fossils dating back 110 million years, which is in the Ky Phan Trang, in El Chango residential area, Ocozocoautla de Espinosa
Paleontologists in China said they discovered the oldest flying fish in the world. This is a strange creature that has hovered above the water about 240 million years ago to avoid
Humans evolved from a prehistoric shark 300 million years ago, scientists said. The prehistoric fish called Acanthodes bronni is the ancestor of many vertebrate animals and jaws
Canadian archaeologists discovered well preserved embryos of dinosaurs living 190 million years ago.
The largest and smallest species are at greatest risk of extinction and this will have serious consequences for the Earth's ecosystem.