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=== Fishbians ===
=== Fishbians ===
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The so-called “fishbian” sequence of fossils shows the steps by which fish crawled out of the water and onto the land during the [[Devonian]] period. Fossils exist that span the entire transitionfrom the distinctly fish-like ''Eusthenopteron'' to the four-legged amphibian ''Hynerpeton''. The fossil record of the fish-to-amphibian transition is now among the best documented of all.
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The so-called “fishbian” sequence of fossils supposedly shows the steps by which fish crawled out of the water and onto the land during the [[Devonian]] period. ''[[New Scientist]]'' claims that fossils have been "found spanning the entire transition from the distinctly fish-like ''Eusthenopteron'' to the four-legged amphibian ''Hynerpeton''".
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However, the accompanying "family tree" showing a mere eight fossils in this sequence does not show ''any'' of them as being intermediate to any others, but all being on separate branches.
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Furthermore, it has many of the forms in the sequence living contemporaneously with others in the supposed sequence, including some "later" ones living ''earlier'' then their supposed ancestors!
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Nevertheless, ''New Scientist'' claims that the "fossil record of the fish-to-amphibian transition is now among the best documented of all"!