Oldest Land-Walker Tracks Found--Pushes Back Evolution

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - 16:42 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The first animals to walk the Earth emerged from the sea almost 20 million years earlier than previously thought, say scientists who have discovered footprints from an eight-foot-long prehistoric creature.

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