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   Puijila darwini was a semi-aquatic carnivore which represents a morphological link in early pinniped evolution. Its fossil shows enlarged, probably webbed [3] feet, robust forelimbs and an unspecialized tail. This suggests that Puijila swam quadrupedally using its webbed fore and hind feet for propulsion. Phylogenetic studies including ...

2. www.smithsonianmag.com › science-nature › why-didWhy Did Seals and Sea Lions Never Commit to a Life Fully at ...

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   Mar 20, 2024 · Rather than being a direct pinniped ancestor, then, Puijila likely represents the form of earlier pinniped forerunners. Today’s seals and sea lions are not direct descendants of Puijila, ...

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3. www.livescience.com › 7715-walking-seal-calledWalking Seal Called Missing Link in Evolution | Live Science

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   Apr 22, 2009 · The newfound species, dubbed Puijila darwini, might be the long-sought missing link in the evolution of pinnipeds — a group that includes modern seals, sea lions and walruses — explaining how ...

4. www.discovermagazine.com › planet-earth › puijilaPuijila, the walking seal - a beautiful transitional fossil

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   Apr 22, 2009 · Puijila is a massive boon for biologists trying to understand the evolution of pinnipeds, the group that includes seals, sea lions and walruses. It's not itself a direct ancestor, having branched off the evolutionary path that led to modern pinnipeds. It did, however, retain many of the same features that a direct ancestor would have had.

5. www.nbcnews.com › id › wbna30350884Otter-like fossil reveals early seal evolution - NBC News

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   Apr 22, 2009 · Puijila's fossilized remains were found in 2007 and 2008. Its Arctic location was "completely unexpected" because most scientists believed pinnipeds evolved on the west coast of North America ...

6. abcnews.go.com › Technology › storyOtter-like fossil reveals early seal evolution - ABC News

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   Apr 22, 2009 · The 23 million-year-old creature was not a direct ancestor of today's seals, sea lions and walruses, a group known collectively as pinnipeds. ... They named the creature Puijila darwini ("pew-YEE ...

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   Is Puijila a direct ancestor of pinnipeds?

   • Puijila is a massive boon for biologists trying to understand the evolution of pinnipeds, the group that includes seals, sea lions and walruses. It’s not itself a direct ancestor, having branched off the evolutionary path that led to modern pinnipeds. It did, however, retain many of the same features that a direct ancestor would have had.

   Puijila, the walking seal – a beautiful transitional fossil

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   Was Puijila a direct ancestor?

   • Puijila is a massive boon for biologists trying to understand the evolution of pinnipeds, the group that includes seals, sea lions and walruses. It's not itself a direct ancestor, having branched off the evolutionary path that led to modern pinnipeds. It did, however, retain many of the same features that a direct ancestor would have had.

   Puijila, the walking seal - a beautiful transitional fossil

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   Is Puijila a skeleton of a pinniped?

   • The skeleton has been beautifully preserved, with over 65% of the animal intact, including its limbs and most of its skull. Puijila is a massive boon for biologists trying to understand the evolution of pinnipeds, the group that includes seals, sea lions and walruses.

   Puijila, the walking seal - a beautiful transitional fossil

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   Is Puijila darwini The Missing Link in the evolution of pinnipeds?

   • The newfound species, dubbed Puijila darwini, might be the long-sought missing link in the evolution of pinnipeds — a group that includes modern seals, sea lions and walruses — explaining how the animal group moved from land-dwellers with legs to the semi-aquatic, flippered swimmers around today.

   Walking Seal Called Missing Link in Evolution | Live Science

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   Was Puijila an ancestor of modern seals?

   • Puijila itself was not an ancestor of modern seals, but the researchers think that both groups evolved from a common ancestor. Researchers are still working to figure out exactly where Puijila fits in on the pinniped family tree.

   Walking Seal Called Missing Link in Evolution | Live Science

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   Was Puijila a transitional fossil?

   • "Puijila is a transitional fossil," Rybczynski explains. "It gives us a glimpse of what the earliest stages of pinniped evolution looked like, before pinnipeds had flippers. And it suggests that in the land-to-sea transition, pinnipeds went through a freshwater phase."

   Puijila, the walking seal - a beautiful transitional fossil

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8. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articlePuijila, the walking seal – a beautiful transitional fossil

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   Apr 22, 2009 · Puijila is a massive boon for biologists trying to understand the evolution of pinnipeds, the group that includes seals, sea lions and walruses. It’s not itself a direct ancestor, having ...