Tiktaalik (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

Tiktaalik

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A side view of a 3-D model of Tiktaalik in a murky waterway in the Devonian, 385 million years ago, looking out above the water line through eyes set on top of the skull, and breathing through spiracles located just behind the eyes.

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Malcolm MacIver, Northwestern University

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