[allmendream]

That this animal existed, that it existed at a time before tetrapods, and that its presence and location were predicted by the theory of evolution, paleontology, and geography is not a fantasy.

It is an absolute NIGHTMARE for creationists who would rather muck about in the refuse of their own ignorance.

[valkyry1]

Sorry for your fantasy, but spiny fins or other fin based structures would not last anytime at all for sustained operation supporting and locomoting the fish about on hard dry land. The fish was a bottom and shallow water feeder thats all.

This example is not to far away from Darwin’s fantasy wherein he imagined the flying (Gliding) fish to evolving into a genuine flying creature fully capable of powered flight such as a bird or bat.

The mudskipper is still a mudskipper, the crawling catfish is still limited to his spiny fins and gills, and none of the gliding creatures have ever developed more advanced capability of flight.