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 ...

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 ...

More information: Earliest amniote tracks recalibrate the timeline of tetrapod evolution, Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08884-5 Provided by Uppsala University ...

Tetrapod Limbs: If you want to see concrete evidence of evolution, look no further than your hand or your foot. Five fingers, five toes. There's nothing magical about the number, yet five digits ...

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 ...

Were our tetrapod ancestors deaf? Date: November 8, 2010 Source: University of Southern Denmark Summary: Researchers have shown that the closest living relatives of the tetrapods -- the lungfish ...

The Tetrapod Collection holds tens of thousands of specimens, Terrell said. Preserved in an alcohol solution, amphibians and reptiles line rows of shelves. The skins, skulls and bones of mammals ...

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 ...

Tetrapod Quantum Dots are an advanced nanoscale material that improves the performance and energy efficiency of very high-resolution computer, TV and smartphone displays.

Lungfish are currently rare, but the group they belong to (sarcopterygian fishes) were quite common back in the Devonian (417 million to 354 million years ago). In addition to the obvious tetrapod ...