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Ichthyostega
Ichthyostega, prehistoric predecessor to the modern frog, lived 370 million years ago during the Devonian Period. Sometimes referred to as "the first four-legged fish," skeletal remains of this earliest known amphibian was first discovered in East Greenland.

Illustration by Khristine A. Page.

   

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