Tiny hatchlings rewrite the century-old tetrapod origin story
TL;DR
New fossil hatchlings from the fin-to-limb transition era show early tetrapods lacked a metamorphosis, suggesting amphibian-style metamorphosis emerged after land colonization and that these species retained similar body plans throughout life.
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