In January, Dr. Ted Daeschler, paleontologist at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, published a scientific paper about a key link in the evolution of hind limbs, an important discovery linking fish and land-dwelling tetrapods. The new fossil materials he uncovered from the ancient fish species Tiktaalik roseae are a key link in the evolution of hind limbs.

Category: 2014 - Scientist of the Year

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