400 million-year old fishapod high-tailed it back to water
While our ancestors went from sea to land, fossils of the new fishapod show it began the transition but was more adapted to water life.
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While our ancestors went from sea to land, fossils of the new fishapod show it began the transition but was more adapted to water life.
A team lead by a University of Chicago paleontologist says a fossil that was found years ago — and for years largely ignored — could shed more light on that pivotal time in the evolution of life.
A team lead by a University of Chicago paleontologist says a fossil that was found years ago — and for years largely ignored — could shed more light on that pivotal time in the evolution of life.
Approximately 365 million years ago, one group of fishes left the water to live on land.
A fossil from 385 million years ago named Qikiqtania wakei shows that a descendant of early land animals lost its adaptations for land and became a more efficient swimmer