fossil record

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The oldest skin bones in the fossil record may date back 475 million years.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

"This uncertainty is due to limited fossil and ancient genomic data, and to the fact that the fossil record does not always align with expectations from models built using modern DNA," she said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

The model also has consequences for how scientists interpret the fossil record.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

The 2019 study added an important piece to a fossil record that had long been too sparse to clearly explain the earliest stages of snake evolution.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

We know from the fossil record that the origin of life happened soon after, perhaps around 4.0 billion years ago, in the ponds and oceans of the primitive Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan