It's not a household name, but an ancient creature found in the Scottish borders fills a crucial period in the evolutionary record. It sheds light on how four-limbed creatures became established on land. An ancient animal found in rocks from the Scottish borders is thought to be the earliest known example of an animal with a backbone to live on land. The fossilised remains of this highly significant creature, called Tiny, shed light on a key period in our evolutionary history. Read more
Scottish fossils that appear to solve the mystery of how vertebrate life came to move from water to land will go on display in an exhibition in Edinburgh. The fossils were found in the Borders and date from a missing period in geological history between 360 and 345 million years ago. Scientists said the find was pivotal to our understanding of evolution. Read more