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New research published in Science challenges the conventional assumption that the earliest water animals transitioning to land had amphibious tadpole features, instead presenting analysis of fossils showing direct development.
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Mazon Creek fossil beds, northern Illinois, United States
Who
Jason Pardo (Field Museum), Arjan Mann (Field Museum), John Long (Australian paleontologist), Jason Anderson (University of Calgary), Field Museum, Canadian Museum of Nature
What
New research published in Science challenges the conventional assumption that the earliest water animals transitioning to land had amphibious tadpole features, instead presenting analysis of fossils showing direct development.
When
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT · 23h 18m ago
Where
Mazon Creek fossil beds, northern Illinois, United States ·
Why
To fill knowledge gaps on the development of creatures that gave rise to the first land-dwelling vertebrates.
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How this affects you
The study revises the understanding of tetrapod evolutionary history, indicating that amphibian-like metamorphosis was not part of the early transition to land for these creatures.
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