Mosaic fin-to-limb and terrestrialization synthesis
A literature synthesis separates the origin of digit-bearing limbs, locomotor changes and full terrestriality rather than presenting one fish-to-land step or a chain of direct ancestors.
Represented range385–350 Ma
RegionsDevonian and Carboniferous wetlands
CladesTetrapodomorpha · Tetrapoda
Claim ledger
morphology · medium
A synthesis of Devonian and Early Carboniferous evidence separates the acquisition of digit-bearing limbs, changes in locomotion and full terrestriality; these did not form one simultaneous fish-to-land event or a documented chain of direct ancestors.