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Fossils

An Eastern Brown snake

January 6, 2022 Correcting the fossil record: Researchers say four-legged ‘snake’ is different ancient animal

August 3, 2017 Prehistoric marine worm caught prey with spines deployed from head: U of T and Yale University research

illustration of mandible fossil

April 26, 2017 Ouch! U of T paleontologists identify 508-million-year-old sea creature with can opener-like pincers

picture of worm-like creature

February 27, 2017 U of T researchers and science illustrator bring fossilized creatures to life

illustration of ovatiovermis

January 31, 2017 500-million-year-old species – detailed by U of T scientists – offers insight into ancient legged worms

composite photo of fossil and artist's rendering of snake

June 27, 2016 When snakes had legs: New look at rare fossil reveals clues about early reptiles

December 17, 2015 Rare find at Burgess Shale: preserved embryos inside 508-million-year-old Waptia fossil

October 1, 2015 U of T prof unlocks mystery of an ancient mass extinction

September 14, 2015 Darwinius fossil: longer in the tooth than we thought?

February 11, 2014 "Epic" fossil find: at least a dozen new species, thousands of specimens

February 7, 2014 Dimetrodon had "steak knife" teeth, researchers say