Paleontologists have revealed the fossilized remains of a curious creature that is not only one of Earth's oldest animals, but may even be the first to have ever been mobile. Dubbed Quaestio ...

Scientists are discovering new things about Earth all the time, and one of the latest discoveries may be the first multicellular animals to have ever lived. The Ediacara Hills in South Australia's ...

A surprise discovery in a remote Australian desert region has given us new clues into the evolution of complex animal life, dating back more than 500 million years. The numerous fossils of the animal ...

Life on Earth is pretty complicated these days, but it wasn't always so. The fossil record hints at simpler times, millions of years ago, when each organism consisted of just one cell. But around 575 ...

Artistic rendering of what scientists believe Quaestio simpsonorum looked like. Credit: Walker Weyland. In the shadow of South Australia's largest mountain range beneath the outback soil lies a fossil ...

Nilpena Ediacara National Park in South Australia is well known for its collection of fossils from the Ediacaran period—a geologic timespan that predates the Cambrian explosion. An international team ...

An extraordinary fossil discovery in a remote area of Australia has shed new light on the evolution of complex life on Earth. Researchers recently uncovered fossils of an ancient creature, Quaestio ...

A backward question mark shape on the creature's back reveals early animal evolutionary history. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Beneath the arid soil of South Australia, a new piece of the evolutionary puzzle has been unearthed. A 555-million-year-old fossil provides an unprecedented glimpse into the emergence of the first ...

Paleontologists have revealed the fossilized remains of a curious creature that is not only one of Earth's oldest animals, but may even be the first to have ever been mobile. Dubbed Quaestio ...