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How early tetrapods got their neck

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03061-8 As fish evolved into four-limbed creatures, their skull separated from their shoulders to form a neck. Now we learn that this early neck was surprisingly rigid.

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