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[โ€“] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does all land vertebrates come from the same ancestor? I found surprising that only one species were trying to colonize the land.

[โ€“] Cort@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I think this was specific to tetrapods, though I don't know if there are any land vertebrates that aren't descendants of tetrapods.

https://evolution.berkeley.edu/what-are-evograms/the-origin-of-tetrapods/