“Tiktaalik roseae is an intermediate between fish that lived in water and animals that evolved to walk on land. Its fin is like that of fish, but it was capable of propping the body of the animal up, much like a limb”.

Full article and video. It’s old news (April 5, 2006) but it’s still interesting.

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