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The 28 pages that link to Tiktaalik, each with the reason it gives.

• FossilBroader topic: Its fossils illuminate anatomical changes near the origin of land vertebrates.

• PaleontologyBroader topic: Its fossils illuminate anatomical changes near the transition from water to land.

• PaleobiologyBroader topic: Its anatomy illuminates a transitional stage in vertebrate evolution.

• DevonianBroader topic: Its anatomy illustrates adaptations near the fish–tetrapod transition.

• AmphibianRelated: It illuminates the broader evolutionary background preceding amphibian ancestry.

• TetrapodBroader topic: Its anatomy documents features near the fish-to-tetrapod transition.

• Common descentBroader topic: Its anatomy documents a transitional stage within the ancestry of limbed vertebrates.

• CoelacanthCompared with: It illustrates a different fossil branch near the origin of land vertebrates, not a coelacanth.

• SarcopterygiiBroader topic: Its fins, neck, and ribs document anatomical changes near the origin of tetrapods.

• Vertebrate paleontologyBroader topic: Its anatomy documents a transitional combination of traits near the origin of limbed vertebrates.

• Lobe-finned fishBroader topic: Its robust fins and wrists illuminate an intermediate stage in limb evolution.

• Mosaic evolutionBroader topic: Its paired fins and robust ribs show how skeletal traits can acquire transitional combinations.

• Stem groupBroader topic: Its mix of traits illustrates a fossil near the transition to the tetrapod crown group.

• AcanthostegaRelated: Its fossils illuminate nearby stages in the fish-to-tetrapod transition.

• Bony fishRelated: Its anatomy illuminates the transition from lobe-finned fishes toward land vertebrates.

• PanderichthysRelated: This later, more derived relative combines fish traits with features associated with weight-bearing limbs.

• TerrestrializationBroader topic: It illustrates anatomical changes near the origin of limbed vertebrates, before full terrestrial life.

• Vertebrate evolutionBroader topic: Its anatomy documents a transitional combination near the origin of limbed vertebrates.

• EusthenopteronCompared with: Its more limb-like fins provide a later comparison, though it lived millions of years after Eusthenopteron.

• Paired finsBroader topic: Its robust paired fins show how appendages could support movement in shallow water.

• IchthyostegaCompared with: Tiktaalik predates Ichthyostega and shows an earlier combination of fish and tetrapod traits.

• Evolution of tetrapodsBroader topic: Its anatomy documents an intermediate body plan near the fish–tetrapod transition.

• Fish finBroader topic: Its robust fins contained bones that foreshadowed parts of the tetrapod limb.

• MudskipperCompared with: Its evolutionary significance concerns ancient vertebrate transitions, unlike mudskippers' modern, independent terrestrial habits.

• Evolution of fishBroader topic: Its fins, neck, and ribs illuminate anatomical changes near the water-to-land transition.

• Transitional fossilBroader topic: Its anatomy combines aquatic traits with structures associated with early tetrapods.

• Animal finBroader topic: Its fin skeleton shows an intermediate arrangement relevant to limb evolution.

• HyneriaCompared with: Its transitional anatomy contrasts with Hyneria’s more fish-shaped body plan.