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Fossilized babies of ancient crocodile-like predators uproot understanding of how animals adapted to the land

  • June 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Fossilized babies of ancient crocodile-like predators uproot understanding of how animals adapted to the land
Life on our planet began in the water. Eventually, one branch of the fish family tree developed legs and came up on land. These early four-legged animals, the tetrapods, were the forebears of today's mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians.

Originally published at Phys.org

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