shí
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Meaning of 鱼石螈

鱼石螈 means Ichthyostega; extinct Devonian tetrapod with limbs and thick tail, considered a transitional fossil between lobe-finned fish and early amphibians. Pronounced yú shí yuán.

  • Ichthyostega; extinct Devonian tetrapod with limbs and thick tail, considered a transitional fossil between lobe-finned fish and early amphibians

Definitions & Examples

shí
yuán
shì
zhī
zuì
zǎo
de
dòng
zhī
 

Ichthyostega is one of the earliest known tetrapods.

shí
yuán
huà
shí
zuì
zǎo
zài
lán
dǎo
bèi
xiàn
 

Ichthyostega fossils were first discovered in Greenland.

xué
jiā
tōng
guò
yán
jiū
shí
yuán
lái
liǎo
jiě
zhuī
dòng
cóng
shuǐ
shēng
xiàng
shēng
jìn
huà
 

Scientists study Ichthyostega to understand how vertebrates evolved from aquatic to terrestrial life.

shí
yuán
shēng
huó
zài
yuē
sān
亿
liù
qiān
wàn
nián
qián
de
pén
wǎn
 

Ichthyostega lived during the Late Devonian period, approximately 365 million years ago.

shí
yuán
de
shēn
jié
gòu
xiǎn
shì
yǒu
lèi
de
lín
piàn
 
yòu
yǒu
dòng
de
zhī
 

The anatomy of Ichthyostega shows it possessed both fish-like scales and tetrapod limbs.

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