The first vertebrates on Earth arose in shallow coastal waters
A new study answers an enduring question about where our earliest backboned ancestors lived
CLOSE TO SHORE The earliest vertebrates, including this illustrated armored fish that lived 455 million years ago in what is now Colorado, evolved within a shallow, nearshore coastal zone.
Nobumichi Tamura
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