Fossil pushes back land-animal debut

Five-toed foot among new finds that help fill in evolutionary picture

A foot buried beneath Scottish soil for at least 345 million years pushes back the timeline for the appearance of the first four-legged creatures that spent their lives on dry land.

LAND TOE Five toes found near the Scottish fishing village Burnmouth belong to new caches of fossils helping to reveal how animals transitioned from fins to feet.