But the prevalence of the pentadactyl limb argues just the opposite: That for whatever prehistoric reasons, an ancestral tetrapod had five digits per limb, and all of its descendants did as well.

The existence of a 200-year-old rock painting has led to insight into the possible existence of a mythical serpent - as it ...

Those living closer to the equator were rapidly changing. Most tetrapod fossils that have previously been found represent these equatorial locations. But 300 million years ago, present-day Namibia was ...

This member of the dicynodont family has long held a place in San culture, but it was thought to just be a creature of legend ...

In this video segment from NOVA: "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial," paleontologist Neil Shubin recounts a fossil discovery that added another compelling piece to the body of evidence ...

Researchers at Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, UK, have demonstrated that a tetrapod quantum-dot design improves charge transport. A tetrapod consists of a core and four arms, which can be ...

1. 'Tetrapod' means four-legged. 2. The trackway abuts the sea itself, and is raised about 1.5m (5 feet) above sea level. During rough weather and high tides, waves crash over the trackway.

Chellanam-Kochi Jankiya Vedi intensifies coastal protection protest, demanding action from government, with Meena Kandasamy inaugurating fast.

2024 — Conservation efforts directed towards just 0.7% of the world's land mass could help protect one third of the world's threatened and unique tetrapod (four-limbed vertebrate) ...

Dominated by carbon-rich swamps and forests proliferating across Earth's rocky surface, the Carboniferous period saw a boost ...

But, is the goldfish an ancestor of any living tetrapod? And is the howler monkey really an ancestor of you or any other human? Clearly, the answer to both of these questions is no. Why ...

and that it sits alongside tetrapod fossils in the immediate vicinity. “Altogether,” the Benoit wrote, “they suggest a case of indigenous paleontology.” Still, it will need to take more ...