The tetrapod’s forelimbs were very limited in their range of motion, the researchers found, and the hindlimbs of Ichthyostega would have been virtually useless for support on Devonian mudbanks.

Learn about the discovery of a well-preserved transitional fossil and how such fossils support the theory of evolution.

This newly discovered tetrapod with a funky shaped head is described in a study published July 3 in the journal Nature. “ Gaiasia jennyae was considerably larger than a person, and it probably ...

Fossilized tracks in Australia reveal amniotes evolved 35-40 million years earlier than thought, pushing tetrapod origins back to the Devonian period.© Inner_Vision - Getty Images ...

Tetrapod is the name given to any vertebrate animal with four (tetra) legs (pod). There are more than 30,000 living species of tetrapod known today, and this includes many of the animals we are ...

Lost tetrapod species (four-limbed vertebrate animals including amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles) are a global phenomenon—there are more than 800 of them, and they are broadly distributed ...

Tetrapod trackways from the early Middle Devonian period of Poland Nature, 463 (7277), 43-48 DOI: 10.1038/nature08623 ...

Fossilized tracks in Australia reveal amniotes evolved 35-40 million years earlier than thought, pushing tetrapod origins back to the Devonian period.

Tetrapod Software, a Seattle-area startup led by professional poker veteran Phil Gordon, has landed $2 million in fresh seed funding as it develops a new enterprise collaboration service called ...

The tetrapod’s forelimbs were very limited in their range of motion, the researchers found, and the hindlimbs of Ichthyostega would have been virtually useless for support on Devonian mudbanks.

Tetrapod trackways from the early Middle Devonian period of Poland Nature, 463 (7277), 43-48 DOI: 10.1038/nature08623 ...