Perhaps the missing link?
How cool is this! While reading the news today I came across this article about a 375 million year old fossil found in the Arctic of Canada. Basically this fossil might be the bridge between aquatic and land animals. It's limbs are a cross between fins and legs. So look to your left and you might be looking at a family member. In the meantime you might want to look at this book entitled A Fish caught in time: the search for the coelacanth by Samantha Weinberg. It is about another supposed missing link, and a very good read. The Ann Arbor District Library almost had it for their One Book, One Community last year.
Comments
I always thought that salamanders (who have gills and lungs, depending on if they are spending more time in or out of the water) and the little mud guppy things were always fascinating links. That, and the ever popular platypus.
Posted by: Roger | April 11, 2006 07:44 PM