The footprints of a reptile-like creature appear to have been laid down around 356 million years ago, pushing back the ...

After a brief rain in part of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana 350 million years ago, a reptile pressed its small claws ...

The ancient footprints from Australia were found on a slab of sandstone recovered near Melbourne and show reptile-like feet ...

The creature could lay eggs on land, unlike amphibians. It was part of a large group known as “amniotes,” which would evolve ...

One of the most impactful stories in evolution is getting a rewrite, thanks to the exciting discovery of the earliest known ...

New discoveries of fossil clawed footprints from Australia, published in Nature, push the origin of reptiles back in time by ...

Most scientists agree amphibians and amniotes separated at the start of the Carboniferous period, about 355 million years ago ...

On warm, rainy spring nights, Maine's amphibians are on the move to make their moves, sometimes with human help.

Tracks in Australia appear to be the earliest known amniote prints — a group that includes reptiles, birds and mammals.

Wandering salamanders control their veritable grip by pumping blood into and draining it from translucent toes, as they glide ...

Opportunities to see amphibians aren't exclusive to nighttime. On a recent Saturday, the Sebasticook Regional Land Trust and Maine Master Naturalists held a vernal pool walk at Freedom Forest ...