Daily Dose of Prehistory: Back From Extinction 18

Big fishy lips

Icthyostega stensioei, which means "Fish Roof", is an early genus of tetrapodomorphs that lived at the end of the Late Devonian period some 365 million years ago. Despite its salamander-esque appearance, Icthyostega would've functioned more like a seal than any true amphibian (which wouldn't truly appear until the Triassic period). It was a rather large animal, measuring about five feet long with a solid skull (the only openings were for the eyes, nostrils, mouth, and spinal cord), a tail that had fin rays like a fish, gills, and four legs that had 5 toes on the forelimbs and seven on the hindlimbs. Because of its robust rib cage and awkward limb attachments, Icthyostega would've hauled itself out of the water much like a modern seal or mudskipper.

Yes more love for giant amphibians!

How did you get this photo of my on my vacation last summer