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How Do We Know That Land Animals Evolved From Ocean Ancestors?A small mudskipper sitter on a branch, just above the murky water. The fish has a large head and a long body with two little fins that are supporting it like front legs.

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How Do We Know That Land Animals Evolved From Ocean Ancestors?A small mudskipper sitter on a branch, just above the murky water. The fish has a large head and a long body with two little fins that are supporting it like front legs.
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This 307-Million-Year-Old “Tyrant Digger” Is One Of The Oldest Known Four-Legged Animals To Eat Its VeggiesA reconstruction of Tyrannoroter heberti, eating a fern. Illustration by Hannah Fredd

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This 307-Million-Year-Old “Tyrant Digger” Is One Of The Oldest Known Four-Legged Animals To Eat Its VeggiesA reconstruction of Tyrannoroter heberti, eating a fern. Illustration by Hannah Fredd
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Giant Ancient Swamp Creature From Lost Supercontinent Of Gondwana DiscoveredArtist's drawing of Gaiasia jennyae with huge large teeth and a lizard or salamander like body.

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Giant Ancient Swamp Creature From Lost Supercontinent Of Gondwana DiscoveredArtist's drawing of Gaiasia jennyae with huge large teeth and a lizard or salamander like body.
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Ancient Salamander-Like Superpredator Reveals Juvenile Growth Spurts Evolved Earlier Than Thoughtwhatcheeria

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Ancient Salamander-Like Superpredator Reveals Juvenile Growth Spurts Evolved Earlier Than Thought

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Scientists Discover Earliest Known Evidence of Bone Marrow

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Fossils reveal how fish made transition from water to landarticle image

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Fossils reveal how fish made transition from water to land

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