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309-million-year-old fossils show early tetrapods skipped tadpole stage

Fossils reveal early tetrapods hatched as miniature adults, skipping the tadpole stage. This overturns the belief that metamorphosis was essential for lifeโ€™s transition from water to land.

Rare 309-million-year-old fossils suggest early tetrapods developed without tadpole phase
Phys.org โ€” 5 July 2026
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Paleontologists have uncovered 309-million-year-old fossils that fundamentally challenge the long-held belief that early tetrapods, the ancestors of a

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