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What was more important for the invasion of the land by vertebrates during the Paleozoic: becoming tetrapods, evolving efficient lungs or evolving waterproof skin?

Biology (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Publisher:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Chapter18: Introduction To Darwinian Evolution

Section18.4: Evidence For Evolution

Problem 2C: How can we explain that fossils of Mesosaurus an extinct reptile that could not swim across open...

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