Evolution has resulted in the development of both herbivores and carnivores -- but how? What type of food did extinct vertebrates eat? And how can we gain insight into the diets of these creatures? In ...

Flower's reasoning was sound. The jaws of Thylacoleo most closely resembled those of herbivorous marsupials - not other carnivores - and the anatomical similarity of its skull to that of plant-eaters ...

If diet is destiny, then modern humans should thank our ancestors for their ability to eat just about anything. Two new studies peek into the distant past to try to figure out just how big a role food ...

For years, scientists have been trying to figure out how small carnivores evolved into land based herbivores. With the discovery of the earliest known ancestor of land herbivores, researchers may be ...

In the wild, carnivores are king. They prey on other animals. They eat primarily meat. By feeding on herbivores and omnivores, carnivores help keep ecosystems in balance. They keep animal populations ...

Humans and other primates have been omnivores for some time, which may have given us an evolutionary edge over strictly meat or plant eaters, a... If diet is destiny, then modern humans should thank ...

A restoration of the skull of Thylacoleo. From The Ancient Life History of the Earth. *[I am not sure if Owen made this connection or tried to square it with his own thoughts on evolutionary theory. I ...