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Questions for Discussion: Fish with Fingers

  • Discuss the ways in which our current understanding of early tetrapod evolution differs from the traditional view, and explain why this is important.
  • Discuss the combination of insight, luck, and persistence that led Dr. Clack to her unexpected discovery.
  • What specific combination of characteristics of Acanthostega puzzled Dr. Clack and led to her radical re-thinking of the relationship between the first tetrapod limbs and life on land.