Evolution: Fish To Land

Evolution: Fish To Land

Fossil holds new insights into how fish evolved onto land. The fossil of an early snake-like animal -- called Lethiscus stocki -- has kept its evolutionary secrets for the last 340-million years. Now, an international team of researchers has revealed new insights into the ancient Scottish fossil that dramatically challenge our understanding of the early evolution of tetrapods, or four-limbed animals with backbones. Source 2b.