That ancestor was a group called the lobe-finned fish, or sarcopterygians. One kind of ancient lobe-finned fish is Tiktaalik. They’re extinct now, but scientists think they lived about 375 ...

Sarcopterygians, or lobe-finned fish, represent a pivotal point in the evolution of vertebrates, giving rise to the first tetrapods. Characterized by their muscular, lobed fins with joints, these ...

the coelacanth is a deep-sea dwelling fish that has roamed the oceans for approximately 360 million years. With a lobe-finned structure that oddly resembles the limbs of terrestrial animals, the ...

While the common ancestor of vertebrates with synovial joints is still a mystery, the oldest specimen with evidence of these ...

Discovered in Australia, the fossils represent a new species that lived during the Miocene epoch and highlight how iron-rich ...

June 17, 2021 — Once thought to be extinct, lobe-finned coelacanths are enormous fish that live deep in the ocean. Now, researchers have evidence that, in addition to their impressive size ...

Wainwright's lab studies the evolution and diversity of fish. The cichlid fishes of Africa's great lakes are a particularly large and diverse group, adapted to a wide variety of habitats and food ...

The species of marine ray-finned fish is found in the deep sea and measures up to 44cm, reports What's The Jam. While their appearance is certainly unique, it appears to have undergone some ...

Fedortsov identified the blob as a smooth lumpsucker, a species of marine ray-finned fish that grows to over a foot long and resides in the depths. The Lovecraftian critter caused quite a stir ...

The species of marine ray-finned fish is found in the deep sea and measures up to 44cm. While their appearance is certainly unique, it appears to have undergone some swelling – likely due to the ...