Phyllolepid placoderms from the Devonian Boyd Volcanic Complex on the south coast of New South Wales are described as Cobandrahlepis petyrwardi, gen. et sp. nov., and Yurammia browni, gen. et sp. nov.

Journal of Paleontology, Vol. 70, No. 6 (Nov., 1996), pp. 994-1003 (10 pages) Ptyctodonts from the Upper Devonian Martin Formation on Mt. Elden, northern Arizona, were hitherto known only from tooth ...

Ancient armored fish fossils from Australia present some of the first definite fossil evidence of a forerunner to the human eye. Researchers analyzed the fossilized remains of 400-million-year-old ...

Exceptionally well preserved fossilized soft-tissue organs from Devonian-age placoderms reveal new insights into the early evolution of jawed vertebrates, according to a new study. The origin and ...

Losing your baby teeth is a strange experience. The teeth gradually loosen until they're replaced by thicker, more durable ...

A new discovery by our team, published in the Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, shows the start of this process dates back more ...

A pregnant fossil fish at the Natural History Museum in London has shed light on the possible origin of sex, according to a new study. Dating from the Upper Devonian period 365 million years ago, the ...

On the sidewalks of Inverness, remnants of ancient fish from the Devonian period have been spotted by a keen eye. Their discovery casts new light on the geological history of this Scottish region.

An international team of scientists has described a rare fossil site that is believed to be among the earliest evidence of different fish species using a common nursery — much like ones utilized by ...

Scientists estimate more than 99 per cent of all species that have ever existed on Earth are now extinct. Only a handful of them have been preserved as fossils. Fossils are ancient organisms’ ...

Dubbed Dunkleosteus terrelli, the creature roamed the seas during the Devonian period, around 415 million to 360 million years ago. The underwater animal had a bite more powerful than any fish that ...

Learn about the time period that took place 416 to 359 million years ago. 4 min read When the Devonian period dawned about 416 million years ago the planet was changing its appearance. The great ...