Scientists get inside a walking fish’s head
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 20:07
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An extraordinary fish that existed 375 million years ago had unique features in its head that helped pave the way for vertebrate animals to live on land, scientists said Wednesday.
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