Ancient Fish Fossil Reveals Transitional Link From Fins To Hands

Maitreyi Mantha
Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:30:55 -0700

Researchers have long believed that all four-limbed animals or tetrapods, a group that includes amphibians, reptiles, and mammals, evolved from an ancient group of fish known as Elpistostege watsoni, which lived between 416 million and 358 million years ago, during the Devonian Period.