tikatalik
Submitted 7 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
This a no bone zone.
LostWon@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
The image looks like our distant ancestor there is crawling in from another dimension, the way the water still encloses its body so high up… or at least like it portaled over from a deep ocean part of the ocean floor.
Num10ck@lemmy.world 7 months ago
and one eye looks like its on top of the head.
antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Maybe the artist just screwed it up, but there’s a snake species that really does have eyes positioned like that, on top of its head. Arabian sand boa:
Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 7 months ago
so many people are saying this
CrispyFern@hexbear.net 7 months ago
FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
I do not know about you guys, but you know, this issue keeps me awake at nights.
Dippy@beehaw.org 7 months ago
Hot take, it wasn’t well adapted and that’s why it’s not around anymore. Trash animal
Hubi@feddit.de 7 months ago
Yo homie that’s my great-great-great-…-grandpa that you’re talking about
don@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Also true of ~75% of plant and animal species that didn’t survive the Chicxulub impact about 66 million years ago. I mean, if you can’t survive an extinction-level event, tf are you even good for?
NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Honestly a bone head move, great job tikatalik you putz
Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
Sounds like kids these days need to watch more LindsayNichole videos.
humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Alternatively, Gutsick Gibbon or Forest Valkai
PointAndClique@hexbear.net 7 months ago
Reject tikataalik who left the water to walk alone on land, accept tiddalik who sucked up the water so all had to walk FrogPog
Thordros@hexbear.net 7 months ago
Museums Victoria acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Boon Wurrung Bunurong peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations where we work, and First Peoples across Victoria and Australia. No, we aren’t giving your land back. But we did want to remind you that we stole it. You’re welcome.
Norgur@fedia.io 7 months ago
If he doesn't do "I'm a half tetrapod half fish. Of course I...." snippets with half-hearted throwaway jokes he can go extinct for all I care!
x4740N@lemmy.world 7 months ago
FUCK YOU TILTAALIK
titaalik@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Hey man thats just rude :(
driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 7 months ago
Does all land vertebrates come from the same ancestor? I found surprising that only one species were trying to colonize the land.
BoxedFenders@hexbear.net 7 months ago
All tetrapods share a common ancestor but the land was already teeming with invertebrate life at the time. Take a look at this handy guide to see our lineage. :)
Cort@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I think this was specific to tetrapods, though I don’t know if there are any land vertebrates that aren’t descendants of tetrapods.
Obi@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
Not gonna lie it feels a bit strange that my great great great grandpa was a fish.
jettrscga@lemmy.world 7 months ago
5 generations to fish. It seems your family reproduces once every 75 million years on average.
That feels higher than usual for humans/fish.
Obi@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
We eat a lot of yogurt.
Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 7 months ago
There’s a great metal album about it, (Charlie Griffiths - Tiktaalika)[open.spotify.com/album/0rw2PwlUEBB661euyhhszg?si=…]
UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Just forwarded it to my sons, spread the awareness!
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Hate that fucker! Because of him i have to go to work every day!
Assman@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
If they invent the backwards time machine I’m gonna go kick this fucker back in the ocean. I could be eating thousands of brine shrimp right now.
Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
kadotux@lemmings.world 7 months ago
Counterpoint: If it weren’t for this mf, we’d all be working underwater!
yuriy@lemmy.world 7 months ago
that sounds dope as FUCK
myrrh@ttrpg.network 7 months ago
…then some damn fool invents the wheel…