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Fins to Limbs: How Our Ancestors Came Ashore

Type: Presentation

Description:
Fossils discovered in the last 20 years preserve an outstanding record of several stages in the transition from our fish-finned relatives to the early tetrapods - four-legged vertebrates. This presentation will use fossil specimens from the MSU Museum to show important discoveries that help us to understand the critical steps in the transition from water to land, a major evolutionary event that happened nearly 400 million years ago.

Presented by:

  • Michael Gottfried, Assoc Prof, Earth and Env Sci, MSU

Ages: Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, Over 21 years only

Scientific Disciplines:

  • Plant and Animal Sciences
  • Archaeology and Geology
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  • STEAM Expo Days 120

Time and Location

  • Date/Time: 4/2/2023 2:00 - 2:45 PM

    Location: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 1130

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