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A Devonian tetrapod-like fish and the evolution of the tetrapod body plan

Daeschler, Edward B., Shubin, Neil H., Jenkins, Farish A.·2006·Nature
DOI 10.1038/nature04639
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The relationship of limbed vertebrates (tetrapods) to lobe-finned fish (sarcopterygians) is well established, but the origin of major tetrapod features has remained obscure for lack of fossils that document the sequence of evolutionary changes. Here we report the discovery of a well-preserved species of fossil sarcopterygian fish from the Late Devonian of Arctic Canada that represents an intermediate between fish with fins and tetrapods with limbs, and provides unique insights into how and in what order important tetrapod characters arose. Although the body scales, fin rays, lower jaw and palate are comparable to those in more primitive sarcopterygians, the new species also has a shortened skull roof, a modified ear region, a mobile neck, a functional wrist joint, and other features that presage tetrapod conditions. The morphological features and geological setting of this new animal are suggestive of life in shallow-water, marginal and subaerial habitats.

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Authors
Daeschler, E. B., Shubin, N. H., & Jenkins, F. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Chicago (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Daeschler, Edward B.
  • Shubin, Neil H.
ORCID
Shubin, Neil H.
Venue
Nature
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2006-04
Volume
440
Issue
7085
Pages
757-763
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
DOI
10.1038/nature04639
OpenAlex
W2094370487
Cited by
442
References
37
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FWCI
21.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation
  • National Geographic Society
  • Harvard University
  • University of Chicago
  • Government of Nunavut
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
Keywords
sarcopterygians, lobe-finned fishes, tetrapod origin, transitional fossils, wrist, skull roof, ear region, Late Devonian, Canadian Arctic
MeSH terms
Animals, Environment, Biological Evolution, Extremities, Fishes, Fossils, Morphogenesis, Phylogeny, Skull, Water, History, Ancient

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