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[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 7 months ago

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

[-] BoxedFenders@hexbear.net 6 points 7 months ago

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. :)

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months 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/

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