Eusthenopteron would have been useless on land, and recently-discovered “fishapods” such as the roughly 380 million year old fish Panderichthys and the celebrated, ...

The ancient fish Eusthenopteron lived about 370 million years ago. It had a problem, though: A small part of the jawbone—the hyomandibula—poked into its gills.

Partial skull of Eusthenopteron jenkinsi viewed from the front and from above. Photo credit, Sam Bunson. Academy scientists have helped enter countless new species into the scientific record. Below, ...

The ability of ferocious land animals to bite prey evolved in ancient fish, a new study finds. Fish predominantly capture prey with suction, which can be seen by watching a goldfish constantly ...

Dr Laura Porro and colleagues in Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences and at the University of Cambridge applied high-resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning to several specimens of ...

To start, if you donate a Eusthenopteron to Blathers and ask him to tell you about it, he will make yet another reference to Splatoon.He explains that the Eusthenopteron was "the link between fish ...

Eusthenopteron, a genus of extinct lobe-finned fish, has been preserved as fossils in rocks belonging to the late Devonian Period, about 370 million years ago.

The species, Eusthenopteron jenkinsi, belongs to a group of aquatic animals that is significant to understanding animals’ fin-to-limb […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now.