Tag Archives: Tetrapods

An artist's rendition of Ichthyostega, a 5-foot-long transitional vertebrate blending fish features like a tail and gills with amphibian traits such as a skull and limbs
c. 375 Million BCE: The Dawn of Land Animals – From Fish to Tetrapods

Explores the emergence of complex multicellular life 550 million years ago, including the first vertebrates and tetrapods, highlighting Ichthyostega, one of the earliest creatures to venture onto land, and the profound impact of this evolutionary [...]