Man’s earliest ancestor is a fish out of water

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Man’s earliest ancestor is a fish out of water

Jul 03, 2008
By Monika Hanley,

ODD FISH: Ventastega lived on both land and water.

RIGA - Swedish scientists based in Latvia have discovered the most primitive four-legged animal in world history. Part fish, part land creature, this 365 million year old tetrapod fossil gives scientists new information about pre-historic animals and sheds new light on evolution as we know it. Professor Per Ahlberg of Uppsala University who led the project told The Baltic Times about the importance of the discovery. “The transition from fish to land animal is relatively unknown, and ex ...

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