Tiktaalik vs. alligator gar (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Tiktaalik vs. alligator gar

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Side-by-side comparison of Tiktaalik (top) and alligator gar (bottom) showing similarly shaped snouts that may suggest convergence in feeding strategies.

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Justin Lemberg (University of Chicago).

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