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::::::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)
:::::::Oh good, an honest mixup, not anything worse. We'll look forward to a better image, then. [[User:Chiswick Chap|Chiswick Chap]] ([[User talk:Chiswick Chap|talk]]) 18:21, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
::::::::We could ever so nicely ask Obsidian how things are going. As Davis says, not of the images we have are ideal. [[User:Petter Bøckman|Petter Bøckman]] ([[User talk:Petter Bøckman|talk]]) 20:11, 17 May 2012 (UTC)