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Just to put that in perspective, Tiktaalik, probably the most famous specimen illustrating an early stage of the transition to land, is younger at 375 million years, but is more primitive in having less developed, more fin-like limbs.
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Just to put that in perspective, Tiktaalik, probably the most famous specimen illustrating an early stage of the transition to land, is younger at 375 million years, but is more primitive in having less developed, more fin-like limbs.
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Above, the ceiling seems to float, tethered by fin-like dark metal supports.
Richmond's Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to open new wing Saturday 2010
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As Mr. Colaninno spoke, an engineer offered to add a fin-like footrest to the scooter's left side.
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Just to put that in perspective, Tiktaalik, probably the most famous specimen illustrating an early stage of the transition to land, is younger at 375 million years, but is more primitive in having less developed, more fin-like limbs.
Tetrapods are older than we thought! - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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The spooky creature has elbows, enormous fin-like ears, and tentacles that dangle some 20-plus feet.
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So many people I've encountered in my first day alone -- from my host and her family, to a policewoman, to local journalists -- are obsessively discussing every detail about Michael Phelps 'personal story and his physiology, including the fin-like advantages of his long fingers and the spread of his toes.
Deanna Lee: A Chinese American at the Olympics (or, an American Chinese?) 2008
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The spooky creature has elbows, enormous fin-like ears, and tentacles that dangle some 20-plus feet.
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Females will have a soft, fin-like pair, while the males have hard, pointed “pistols.”
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Females will have a soft, fin-like pair, while the males have hard, pointed “pistols.”
You gonna eat that? Random musings on food and life in Orange County, California » 2005 » August 2005
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