Analysing the fossil record of primates, for example, might help scientists understand more about sexual dimorphism in our own species. Confirming a similar link in non-ostracod species would ...

Ostracods are common in any aquatic habitat, and they have calcium-bearing exoskeletons, so they’re readily fossilized. Lots of fossil seed shrimp have been found, but they usually don’t ...

The vast majority of fossil ostracods are represented by calcified ... has remained unchanged over at least 100 million years - a paramount example of evolutionary stasis. The appearance of ...

The newly discovered fossil belongs to a subclass of crustaceans known as ostracods. These are among ... Siveter says he scoured museums for examples of similar, modern organisms and found them ...

The previously unknown species of crustacean, now named Myanmarcypris hui, resembles a modern day mussel and is an example of an ostracod ... the oldest unequivocal fossil animal sperm ...

Some examples are the bright colors the male ... lacked adaptations necessary to cope with environmental threats. Fossil ostracods on a slide from the collection at the Smithsonian.

A recent discovery found in 50-million-year-old rocks from Antarctica has yielded a particularly incredible example ... applied to other cocoon fossils, and help us learn more about previously cryptic ...