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(paleontology) Any lobe-finned fish of the extinct family †Elpistostegidae, from the late Devonian period..
The recently discovered elpistostegid Tiktaalik probably already had a pair of fins, which could function like vertebrate limbs in shallow waters.
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Elpistostegid means (paleontology) Any lobe-finned fish of the extinct family †Elpistostegidae, from the late Devonian period..
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The recently discovered elpistostegid Tiktaalik probably already had a pair of fins, which could function like vertebrate limbs in shallow waters.
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