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Revealing Ancient Life in Extraordinary Detail Radiodont fossils typically offer limited insight into soft internal anatomy.

This idea was proposed in 2023 by a team of researchers, and basically says that, around 500 million years ago, these ancient microbes rafted out to sea on bits of dead bug-like critters.

A stock image shows ancient sea life from the Cambrian Period. iStock / Getty Images Plus Further soft-bodied samples from this era are needed to form a more solid conclusion about Typhloesus ...

Now, scientists claim a breakthrough has been made due to the discovery of a stunning pregnant sea reptile fossil deep in the icy wilds of Patagonia. The fossil, since dubbed Fiona, sheds new light on ...

The fossil record is filled with strange marine animals that would look like sea monsters if they were alive today.

To unravel the mysteries of these difficult voyages, the researchers employed a unique combination of numerical simulations and experimental archaeology.

Fossils show that the sea dragon-like New Zealand nothosaur had sharp teeth and reached 23 feet long.

Glaciers once inched toward the sea, gouging rocks. When the ice masses melted, they infused oceans with nutrients that may have shaped how life evolved, a study found.

New 'Dune'-like Selkirkia worm species rewrites ancient history : Short Wave 500 million years ago, the world was a very different place. During this period of time, known as the Cambrian period ...

Scientists discover giant predatory worms dating back 518 million years Revealing Ancient Life in Extraordinary Detail Radiodont fossils typically offer limited insight into soft internal anatomy.