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Acanthostega

Acanthostega, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha), meaning "spine", and στέγη (stégē), meaning "roof", is an extinct genus of stem-tetrapod, among the first vertebrate animals to have recognizable limbs. It appeared in the late Devonian period (Famennian age) about 365 million years ago, and was anatomically intermediate between lobe-finned fishes and…

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related to Hunting strategy · 12
Acanthostega → Apart, Clack, During, If, It, Jennifer, Markey, Marshall, Research, Their, These, This
related to Classification · 8
Acanthostega → Devonian, Eusthenopteron, Ichthyostega, In Late Devonian, Panderichthys, Their, These, Tiktaalik
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Acanthostega → In, In Acanthostega, It, The, There, These
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Acanthostega → Although, Ichthyostega, Muscle, Since Acanthostega, This, While
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Acanthostega → earliest stem-tetrapod to show the shift in locomotory dominance from the pectoral girdle to the pelvic girdle.There are many morphological changes that allowed the pelvic girdl…

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fish land aquatic ichthyostega water terrestrial also limbs clack girdle pelvic late skull species devonian adapted could humerus animals period

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Acanthostegais aearliest stem-tetrapod to show the shift in locomotory dominance from the pectoral girdle to the pelvic girdle.There are many morphological changes that allowed the pelvic girdl…0.90text
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Acanthostegarelated to ClassificationDevonian0.60section
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Acanthostegarelated to ClassificationTiktaalik0.60section
Acanthostegarelated to ClassificationIchthyostega0.60section
Acanthostegarelated to ClassificationIn Late Devonian0.60section
Acanthostegarelated to ClassificationEusthenopteron0.60section
Acanthostegarelated to ClassificationPanderichthys0.60section
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