Evolutionary leap from fins to legs was surprisingly simple

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 07:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

New research reveals that the limbs of the earliest four-legged vertebrates, dating back more than 360 million years ago, were no more structurally diverse than the fins of their aquatic ancestors.

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