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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 24 > Otter-like fossil may be missing link in seal evolution

Otter-like fossil may be missing link in seal evolution

By Malcolm Ritter / The Bulletin
April 24, 2009

NEW YORK — Scientists say they’ve found a missing link in the early evolution of seals and walruses — the skeleton of a web-footed, otter-like creature that was evolving away from a life on land.

Those feet and other anatomical features show an early step on the way....

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