The first islanders
April 8th, 2006The first vertebrate islanders — or at least their relatives — have been identified by paleontologists working on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic.
The creatures, dubbed Tiktaalik roseae, appear to be a transitional form between fish and land animals, and lived 375 million years ago.
They may have been among the first vertebrates to venture onto islands, where they would have joined insects and spiders.