The acanthostega is a stand-alone fossil that can be donated to the museum in New Horizons.
Donation to the museum[]
In New Horizons[]
Upon donation to the museum or selecting "Tell me more about this!", Blathers will say:
The acanthostega! Said to be one of the earliest amphibians, it existed well before dinosaurs. Because they lived as fish not long before, they still had gills and very webbed "hands." To toss away the life they knew and venture onto unknown lands... they must have been very brave! Hmm... Does it still count as bravery if you have no understanding of what you're doing?
The acanthostega will be displayed on right right side of the first fossil room, next to the shark-tooth pattern and the coelacanth.
Gallery[]
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Further information[]
Model reconstruction of Acanthostega.
- Main article: Acanthostega on Wikipedia
Acanthostega gunnari was a species of stem-tetrapod and was one of the first vertebrates to develop limbs. It lived during the late Devonian period about 365 million years ago. It was about two feet long and likely lived in swamps. It was first discovered in Greenland in 1933 by Gunnar Säve-Söderbergh and Erik Jarvik, although it was not officially classified until 1987 by Jennifer A. Clack.
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