4 min read When the Devonian period dawned about 416 ... to move in shallow waters or even on land. The fish showed other characteristics of terrestrial animals, including ribs, a neck, and ...

when the first animals made their way from water onto land. At that time, known as the Devonian period, the world was changing dramatically: complex plant ecosystems formed on land, the first ...

The oldest winged fossil dates back 330 million years ago, suggesting that insects were among the first animals to leave the oceans for land during the Devonian period some 400 million years ago.