Tiktaalik is a transitional fossil; it is to tetrapods what Archaeopteryx is to birds, troodonts and dromaeosaurids. While it may be that neither is ancestor to any living animal, they serve as …

Tiktaalik roseae, an extinct fishlike aquatic animal that lived about 380–385 million years ago (during the earliest late Devonian Period) and was a very close relative of the direct ancestors …

2024年4月8日 · Tiktaalik roseae stands as a remarkable example of a transitional fossil, bridging the gap between fish and early tetrapods. Its discovery has greatly enhanced our …

In 2006 Neil Shubin of the University of Chicago and his colleagues announced the discovery of another elpistostegalian fish fossil, 380-million-year-old Tiktaalik roseae from the Canadian...

2022年7月1日 · Tiktaalik is a transition fossil that bridges the gap between water and land in our evolutionary history. Its discovery sparked both excitement and controversy.

2024年9月24日 · In an attempt to find this species, Dr. Neil Shubin of the University of Chicago and his colleagues conducted a trip to Nunavut Canada in 2004, where they discovered a 375 …

Tiktaalik roseae is a 375 million year old fossil fish that was discovered in the Canadian Arctic in 2004. Its discovery sheds light on a pivotal point in the history of life on Earth: when the very …

2014年1月14日 · New fossil material from the pelvis of Tiktaalik roseae suggests it was able to use its hind fins as props as well as paddles. One of the first creatures to live on land sported …

2023年11月11日 · For the first time, the Tiktaalik roseae fossil is being publicly displayed, shown within its paleontological context, in “Life Onto Land: The Devonian” at the Academy of Natural …

Shubin explains that careful planning was key to the discovery of Tiktaalik roseae, the 375 million year old fossil link between fish and land animals.