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:::I think it was because there was a round of vandalism last night, removing pictures released by a particular artist on Commons, and someone added the current instead. The old picture was however not ideal either, as it showed ''Tiktaalik'' in an improbable "push-up" position. Obsidian Soul was making [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Palaeontology/Paleoart_review#Tiktaalik|a new picture]], but he did not get around to finish it. We could ask him nicely if he can finish it, or I can make a crude picture (when family time allows). [[User:Petter Bøckman|Petter Bøckman]] ([[User talk:Petter Bøckman|talk]]) 12:09, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
:::: Well, the original image is still on Commons, and if it was merely removed in vandalism there's no reason not to revert, so I've put it back for now. That doesn't preclude you or Obsidian Soul drawing a better one, of course. [[User:Chiswick Chap|Chiswick Chap]] ([[User talk:Chiswick Chap|talk]]) 12:57, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
::::::My error, got mixed up with the apparent deletion of an allegedly non-free image and added the fishapod pic as an interim measure. None of the [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:TiktaalikTiktaalik images] are ideal. If our [[Tiktaalik]] article is correct, it "also lacked a characteristic that most fishes have—bony plates in the gill area that restrict lateral head movement. This makes Tiktaalik the earliest known fish to have a neck, with the pectoral girdle separate from the skull." [[Lateral (anatomy)]] implies sideways movement, distinct from fishes which must move their whole body to move their head. Shubin's ''Your Inner Fish'' pp. 22–24 is clear that Tiktaalik was distinguished from fishes by having a neck and being able to move its head independently, but these pages don't indicate whether the movement was lateral. There's also the question of habitat: Obsidian Soul's [http://i.imgur.com/IfwNe.jpg sketch] is terrific, hope something on these lines can be made available. . [[User:Dave souza|dave souza]], [[User talk:Dave souza|talk]] 14:20, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
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