Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study. The study focuses on an ancient ...
A large petrified tree that lived around 330 million years ago has been towering over visitors to the Museum for over 130 years, making it one of the longest-serving exhibits. Craigleith Quarry was ...
Known as the Vasuki Indicus, the fossil is estimated to be 47 million years old and is 10 to 15 meters long. According to palaeontologist Debajit Datta: "Vasuki was a slow-moving ambush predator ...