EvolutionJune 1, 2020
How a 380-Million-Year-Old Fish Gave Us Fingers
A remarkable fossil reveals that the digits in our hands evolved before vertebrates emerged from the water to colonize land
Stories by John A. Long
John A. Long is strategic professor in paleontology at Flinders University in South Australia. His research focuses on the early evolution of vertebrates, including the three-dimensionally preserved Devonian-age fossil fishes found in the Gogo formation in Western Australia. In 2020 he received the prestigious Bettison and James Award for lifelong achievement for his work as both a scientist and an author.
EvolutionJanuary 1, 2011
Dawn of the Deed: The Origin of Sex
Fish fossils push back the origin of copulation in backboned animals and suggest that it was a key turning point in our evolution