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minus-squaredriving_croonerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoDoes all land vertebrates come from the same ancestor? I found surprising that only one species were trying to colonize the land.
minus-squareBoxedFenders [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoAll tetrapods share a common ancestor but the land was already teeming with invertebrate life at the time. Take a look at this handy guide to see our lineage. :)
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoI 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/
Does all land vertebrates come from the same ancestor? I found surprising that only one species were trying to colonize the land.
All tetrapods share a common ancestor but the land was already teeming with invertebrate life at the time. Take a look at this handy guide to see our lineage. :)
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/