Sentences with phrase «aquatic tetrapods»

Spanning more than 135 Ma during the «Age of Dinosaurs», plesiosaur marine reptiles represent one of longest - lived radiations of aquatic tetrapods and certainly the most diverse one.

Around 385 million years ago, aquatic tetrapods colonized terrestrial environments.

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The early tetrapods (from the Ancient Greek word meaning «four - footed») were the first vertebrates to tread terra firma, developing lungs to capture atmospheric oxygen and turning fins into legs, but with a life cycle that was still closely tied to aquatic environments.