New research goes to the heart of our evolution
Researchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart – the oldest ever found – alongside a separate fossilised stomach, intestine and liver in an ancient jawed fish, shedding […]
Ancient fish had a ‘big brain’
Sophisticated CT scanning of the cranium of a Queensland fish fossil has given new insights to explain how fish first left the water to invade land […]
Ancient fossil reveals origin of human hand
An ancient Elpistostege fish fossil found in Miguasha, Canada has revealed new insights into how the human hand evolved from fish fins. An international team of […]
Paleo professor receives Adelaide Film Festival Award
Internationally recognised Flinders University palaeontologist Professor John Long, has been announced the recipient of the annual Jim Bettison and Helen James Award by the Adelaide Film […]
Fish that outlived dinosaurs reveals secrets of ancient skull evolution
A new study into one of the world’s oldest types of fish, Coelacanth, provides fresh insights into the development of the skull and brain of vertebrates […]
Perfect fish fossil offers a glimpse into Devonian period
The discovery of a new fish at a famous WA fossil site is in such good condition that it provides an exciting fresh glimpse into the […]
Bizarre ‘platypus fish’ found on Australia’s original reef
Scientists in Australia have discovered a remarkable ancient fish fossil with a long snout, reminiscent of a platypus bill. The fossil, named Brindabellaspis after the nearby […]
Fossil link to oldest fish, and life on earth
Flinders University fossil hunters have unearthed a new evolutionary link to the first bony fishes in another step forward to more accurately understand our distant origins. […]
Fish fossil hunter poles apart
Strategic Professor of Palaeontology, Professor John Long, is looking forward to a very cold white Christmas.