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An Evolutionary Finding

The finding illustrates one of the intermediate steps taken by our ancient forebears on their slow movement out of the oceans and onto land. "This branch of tree of life is part of our branch of the tree of life," said Neil Shubin, a professor of organismal biology and anatomy at the University of Chicago, "We're talking about the branch of the tree of life that gave rise to everything that has limbs: from amphibians, to mammals, to birds, to reptiles, to us, of course."

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