A research team led by Profs. Zhu Min, Lu Jing, and Zhu You'an from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and ...

Jawless, bloodsucking fish could help us understand how humans and all other vertebrates evolved, scientists say. Turns out, lampreys — notable for their lack of jaw and generally terrifying ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Primitive fish already may have possessed the genetic wiring needed to grow hands and feet well before the appearance of the first animals with limbs roughly 365 million years ...

The discovery of two ancient fish in South China has re-written what we thought we knew about the evolution of early vertebrates.

Oklahoma lakes and rivers are home to a rare and primitive fish that produces eggs that are worth serious money. The paddlefish is believed to have been around up to 400 million years ago, that's ...