"The selection of species to include in this book was based on two principles: 1. Those that in recent times had a viable, naturally occurring wild population in Canada, its continental islands, or in ...

In a rocky impact crater high in Canada's Arctic, scientists have uncovered a hornless rhinoceros that is rewriting the map of ancient Earth. The newly described species, Epiatheracerium itjilik, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is no doubt scientists had a lot of luck on their side in discovering a critter from the age of dinosaurs that rewrites our understanding of the history of early mammals.

For over a century, scientists have been captivated by the mystery of how mammals evolved from sprawling creatures resembling lizards to the graceful, upright walkers we see today. This fundamental ...

Learn about the complicated the history of mammals and their disappearance. In 2003, a fossil belonging to a mammaliaform was discovered in an ancient lakebed in what's now China. It was an almost ...

Washington, Aug 10 (PTI) Scientists have discovered fossils of the oldest known winged mammals – 160 million-year- old creatures that evolved to glide and live in trees during the Jurassic Period. Two ...

The collection of mammals under the care of the Smithsonian was begun in 1850 when Spencer F. Baird, the newly appointed Assistant Secretary, came to the Institution and brought his private collection ...

On the geological timescale, humans’ stay on the planet earth amounts to little more than the blink of an eye. Before we emerged, earlier creatures enjoyed golden ages for more than twice as long as ...