Tag Archives: Fossil Evidence

Visitors at the Natural History Museum in London observe the 47-million-year-old skeleton of Darwinius masillae, commonly known as 'Ida,' a fossil primate about the size of a small cat with a long tail.
c. 60 Million BCE: The Evolution and Diversity of Primates

Primates, evolving behavioral strategies to survive in a predator-dominated world, are characterized by hands, hand-like feet, and forward-facing eyes. Ranging from lemurs to gorillas, their adaptations for tree-dwelling have led to enhanced vision and intelligence, [...]

This image shows contemporary stromatolite domes in the shallow waters of Shark Bay, Western Australia. The inset provides a cross-sectional view of a 2.4-inch-tall (6 cm) fossilized stromatolite from the Old Range of Western Australia.
c. 3.7 Billion BCE: Stromatolites – Windows into Earth’s Early Life

Delves into stromatolites, the oldest known fossil evidence of life on Earth, explaining their formation by microbial groups, particularly cyanobacteria, and their role in the Earth's atmospheric evolution.