Published in Nature · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers used high-resolution fossil data to analyze the humerus bone of early tetrapods, finding that they had adaptations indicating some ability to move on land. The study suggests that terrestrial ability coincided with the origin of limbs, providing new insights into the water-to-land transition in vertebrate evolution.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Water-to-land transition in early tetrapods Harvard University, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology · Nov 25, 2020 · first to report
- From fins to limbs and water to land Harvard University · Nov 25, 2020