Tiktaalik’s four whispers of feet made the fish an easy target. In 2006, the artist Zina Deretsky made a scientific illustration of Tiktaalik for the National Science Foundation.

Shubin was part of the team who discovered Tiktaalik during a 2004 expedition in the Canadian Arctic. Qikiqtania was found on the same trip, but the fossil went mostly unstudied while the team ...

Tiktaalik’s ancient cousin decided life was better in the water This paddle-finned fish may have returned to swimming in search of tasty meat. Kate Baggaley Jul 21, 2022 5:00 PM EDT ...

Tiktaalik relied on its elbow to walk, bending its limb at a 90-degree angle into a push-up position. Qikiqtania’s elbow was locked, with its fin extended out in a straight line.

Fossils of Tiktaalik, which lived some 375 million years ago and is believed to be the first fish that walked on land, had more robust hindquarters than previously known.

You’ve met the front of Tiktaalik roseae, the fish-like creature that fills an important gap between fish and four-legged, land-based animals. Now, the hindquarters of the 375-million-year-old ...

Unearthed in the Canadian Arctic in 2006, Tiktaalik roseae, a genus of early land-walking fish, made headlines with news of its discovery, which was funded by the National Geographic Society.

The discovery of new fossil materials from the ancient fish species Tiktaalik roseae has revealed a key link in the evolution of hind limbs. The newly described, well-preserved pelves and partial ...

Tiktaalik's hyomandibula is smaller and in a different position, perhaps because the animal was living in shallow water and relying less on its gills to breathe. In mammals, which don't need gills ...

The other resembled a juvenile Tiktaalik, especially from the looks of its jaw. But nearly 20 years after its discovery, paleontologists suspected it was something else altogether.

The discovery of well-preserved pelves and a partial pelvic fin from Tiktaalik roseae, a 375 million-year-old transitional species between fish and the first legged animals, reveals that the ...