# The 380-Million-Year-Old Fossil Revealing a Major Evolutionary Leap

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Podcast: [Curious City: Exploring Science and Wonders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/curious-city-exploring-science-and-wonders-7109832)
Published: 2026-07-30T09:00:18+00:00
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New discoveries are revealing how evolution reshaped life across hundreds of millions of years — from ancient fish leaving the oceans to the origins of human movement. Using advanced 3D imaging and fossil analysis, scientists uncovered sensory adaptations in a 380-million-year-old fish linked to the transition onto land, while biomechanical studies suggest early human ancestors may have walked on their knuckles like modern great apes. Together, the findings show how evolution builds complex traits gradually by modifying structures that already exist. This episode includes AI-generated content.

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