Mar 2019, Genoa, Vic
This little guy is a Tetrapod and this is a life sized sculpture of what he could have looked like. Back in 1971 what is believed to be tetrapod footprints were found in the Genoa River Gorge, Vic. Today you can see a cast of those footprints set in concrete. Similar to salamanders, tetrapods were the first animals to evolve on land. Three sets of tetrapod tracks have been found in this area. The little bloke who left his footprints in the Genoa River would have walked this land 380 million years ago.
For more information on the Devonian tetrapods in the Genoa region: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/media/4154/67_holland.pdf
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The little tetrapod looks so outlandish! What is its name?
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You can find out more about these fossils at https://museumsvictoria.com.au/media/4154/67_holland.pdf
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Thank you very much!
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380 million years! Mind blowing isn’t it and amazing that they have identified the footprints in those rocks.
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I’m in awe of the work these people do. This area has dense swathes of towering natural forests how they could spot the footprints is amazing.
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Fascinating! I love that someone thought to put the sculpture there and give a visual.
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Yes well done indeed.
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He’s looking good for his age!
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Better than me!
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