These findings shed light on the evolution of the arthropod brain ... in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, based at the Royal Ontario Museum. “We can even make out fine details such as visual ...

The evolution of eyes ... a treasure trove of paleontological information,” study co-author and Royal Ontario Museum curator Jean-Bernard Caron said in a statement. “Thanks to the work ...

This is extremely rare for fossils, which scarcely preserve soft tissues, and helps shed light on the evolution of ancient arthropods ... Ivey curator of invertebrate paleontology at the Royal Ontario ...

A newly described species from the Burgess Shale had three eyes, clawed limbs, and a tail full of gills—plus internal organs preserved in stunning detail.

Danielle Dufault, Royal Ontario Museum Around 540 million years ago, the world witnessed the Cambrian explosion: a fast-paced period of evolution that produced more advanced organisms than ever ...

Every once in a while, evolution stumbles across a good idea ... is actually a new discovery by scientists at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). While analyzing pristine fossil samples pulled from ...

Paleontologists have discovered a three-eyed creature with a pencil sharpener-like mouth that roamed the sea for prey more than 500 million years ago.

Royal Ontario Museum announces the oldest swimming jellyfish ... animals that the Burgess Shale has preserved chronicling the evolution of life on Earth." Cnidarians have complex life cycles ...

It turns out that preservation of these structures is widespread, confirming the ancient origin of this type of circulatory ...