The Carboniferous Period, dating back some 359 to 299 million ... These conditions created an atmosphere that allowed ...

Dinosaurs were giant, toothy reptilian creatures that wandered the Earth for millions of years, constantly searching for food ...

Carboniferous Swamp Characteristic of the Carboniferous period ... Identified from remains found inside fossilized Carboniferous tree stumps, they were small, agile, lizard-like animals.

Long before the first dinosaur hatched, Earth's ancient life was already thriving. There were bizarre sea creatures and lumbering plant-eaters that ruled prehistoric landscapes for hundreds of ...

When we talk about prehistoric life, dinosaurs usually get all the attention. But the truth is, long before they came along, Earth was already home to some truly fascinating creatures. These early ...

The origin of reptiles on Earth has been shown to be up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought -- thanks to evidence discovered at an Australian fossil site that represents a critical ...

One of the most impactful stories in evolution is getting a rewrite, thanks to the exciting discovery of the earliest known set of reptile footprints.Craig A. Eury and John Eason, two amateur ...

Between 359 and 350 million years ago, it rained. Lizard-like creatures crawled through the mud in what was once Gondwana (but is now Australia), leaving behind footprints that became frozen in ...

The origin of four-limbed animals known as tetrapods was thought to be fairly straightforward: Fish flopped onto land in the Devonian, evolved, and eventually diversified into the reptiles, birds ...

Life in the Carboniferous About 350 to 300 million years ago, a warm tropical sea extended northwards over Ireland. The animals that lived in that sea are preserved as fossils in the limestone ...