Historical event

First Tetrapods

Date: about 365 Million Years Ago

The evolution of the first four-limbed vertebrates (tetrapods) from lobe-finned fishes, marking the transition of vertebrates from water to land.

Tags: tetrapods, first tetrapods, vertebrate evolution, land colonization, devonian, paleontology, amphibians, lobe-finned fish

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