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Tiktaalik had legs before moving out to land

Adam Khor · 2014-01-13 23:10:40

Probably used them to walk underwater. http://www.livescience.com/42525-early-fish-evolved-rear-legs.html

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Adam Khor

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Probably used them to walk underwater.

http://www.livescience.com/42525-early-fish-evolved-rear-legs.html

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#2 15-01-2014 12:42am
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or even run from predators or to chase prey?

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#3 19-01-2014 12:18pm
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Ah, but could it walk on water?

Jesus 1 - 0 Tiktaalic.

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#4 19-01-2014 12:45pm
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A better question would be, could Jesus run on water?

Or even more important, why would Jesus want to run on water in the first place??

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#5 19-01-2014 9:27pm
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Are limbs better for digging than fins?

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