The shift from lizard-like sprawl to upright walking in mammals wasn’t a smooth climb up the evolutionary ladder. Instead, it was a messy saga full of unexpected detours. Using new bone-mapping tech, ...

The sprawling-upright transition across mammal evolution, showing changes in posture and limb bone shape. The transition from sprawling (reptile-like) to more upright (parasagittal) posture and ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ear of mammals, with an eardrum and several small bones, allows us to ...

The evolutionary history of hyaenodonts and other carnivorous mammals reveals a complex narrative of diversification and ecological adaptation across geographical realms. Emerging during the Paleogene ...