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 ...

1. Introduction / Tracy L. Kivell, Pierre Lemelin, Brian G. Richmond, and Daniel Schmitt -- 2. On primitiveness, prehensility, and opposability of the primate hand : the contributions of Frederic Wood ...

Body size evolution has long been a core topic in paleontological research. Cope's rule describes the tendency for body size ...

The study of human evolution and comparative anatomy bridges palaeontology, biomechanics and evolutionary biology to elucidate the origins of our unique anatomy. Recent analyses have shed new light on ...

Recent advances in neuroimaging and molecular analyses have considerably enriched our understanding of cetacean brain anatomy and the evolutionary pressures shaping its distinctive features. Cetaceans ...

An international, multi-university research team, including scientists from Columbus State University, has unearthed a ...

On this World Anatomy Day, Oct. 15, experts in the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution at Johns Hopkins Medicine are ...

Argentinian researchers have described a Carnian theropod with features previously thought to belong only to much later ...