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• • May 26, 2023

This scientific illustration shows a fossil fish, Tiktaalik roseae, with a flat head and long, greenish-yellow body. The fish has two pairs of fins, the front of which are resting on sand while the back fins are in water. The fish is half on land and half in water to represent its transition point in evolution.

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