Lungfish provides insight to life on land
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 16:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A study into the muscle development of several different fish has given insights into the genetic leap that set the scene for the evolution of hind legs in terrestrial animals. This innovation gave rise to the tetrapodsfour-legged creatures, and our distant ancestorsthat made the first small steps on land some 400 million years ago.