Fish has landed, finally

Paleontologists finally found the fossil of an ancient fish crawling to dry land. See “First fossil of fish that crawled onto land discovered” from New Scientists. The extremely well preserved fossil shows wrist-like fins that enabled crawling and supporting body weight in shallow water. The skeleton is very similar to that of a crocodile, suggesting it might want to breath fresh air. The locations of its eyes are to the top of its head, very natural for a shallow-water crocodile-like animal. That is interesting: crocodiles prey on land animals so their eyes are on the top. What did this newfound fish want to see on dry land? There was nothing alive above it. Perhaps it was too curious to see the new world and didn't bother the danger in water. Perhaps it mostly stayed on deeper floor. Details can be found in Nature, v. 440, p. 757 and p. 764.