Tetrapod Evolution

A thread for discussing fish-to-tetrapod evolution, prompted by the discovery of the first complete Gogonasus skeleton:

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Scientists led by John Long of the Museum Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, discovered the first complete fossil of a Gogonasus fish last year in a limestone formation in Western Australia. Prior to the new discovery, only parts of Gogonasus, including a snout and part of a skull, had been found.

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The newly discovered fossil 'has all these remarkable details preserved that none of the other specimens could show,' Long said.

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The specimen, whose middle ear and limbs resemble those of land vertebrates, could be one of the missing links between fish and four-legged land vertebrates, bringing researchers closer to the point when life reached the waters edge.

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The finding, detailed in the October 19 issue of the journal Nature, could provide valuable clues about our fishy heritage, scientists say.
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Animal News - Science and Zoology Articles

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Edited by Archer Opterix, : Admin suggestions.

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ArcherAll species are transitional.

Let's have a topic title that actually gives some real information about the topic theme.I think quoting a little bit of the article would also be a good thing.Side note (related topic):
Fossil Fish (named "Tiktaalik") Sheds Light on TransitionAdminnemooseus

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Thanks for the fixes, but now someone else has also started a relevant topic in the "In The News" forum.See Yet another missing link -- fish/tetrapods.Please take your link and other comments to the above cited.Sorry about that, but such is life.Adminnemooseus

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