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Recycled fin helped ancestor crawl from the seas

Early vertebrates sported only median fins, such as the dorsal fin of modern sharks. In a later fundamental development, vertebrates evolved paired limbs such as the pectoral fins that project like wings from the undersides of lionfish (pictured above) and sharks. These paired limbs allowed such species first to crawl out of the sea, and then eventually to run and swing from trees.