The Evolution of Lungs

When we think of the major evolutionary transitions that life has taken to achieve its current diversity. Few things rival the transition of land animals evolving to leave the water behind. One of the biggest Transitions for this to be possible was the development of lungs, however, a growing body of evidence has shown that lung evolution played out very differently to what you might think. To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/MothLightMedia To donate to my PayPal (thank you): https://www.paypal.me/mothlightmedia To buy merchandise: teespring.com/en-GB/stores/moth-light... Email: [email protected] If I have used artwork that belongs to you but have neglected to credit it this will just be because I was unable to find one. If this has happened please contact me and I will add a credit. Some Art work has been altered for the purposes of bettering them for video format; these alterations were done independent from the artists who created the original work, so they are not responsible for any inaccuracies that could have occurred with the changes being made. Sources: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(21)00089-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867421000891%3Fshowall%3Dtrue https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15547792/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468517817300084 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331704465_Scale_morphology_and_squamation_pattern_of_Guiyu_oneiros_provide_new_insights_into_early_osteichthyan_body_plan https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.171518 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.161030