Tiktaalik
In 2004, researchers working in Nunavut uncovered the fossilized remains of a mysterious prehistoric creature to bridge the evolutionary gap between water and land.

Tiktaalik lived roughly 375 million years ago. It had the gills, scales and fins of a fish, but the head of an amphibian: flat with both eyes on top, and spiracles that suggest the presence of rudimentary lungs.

Experts believe Tiktaalik used these limb-fins to push itself out of the shallow, fast-flowing water where it lived and crossed short distances on land. It's a captivating, puzzle-packed creature that will fuel the imagination of dino-detectives young and old alike!

This coin is the fourth issue of the Prehistorical Creatures.
The first coin of the series, released in May 2012, depicts the Pachyrhinosaurus.
The second coin of the series, released in February 2013, depicts the Quetzalcoatlus.
The third coin of the series, released in July 2013, depicts the Tylosaurus pembinensis.
The fourth and the last coin of the series, released in February 2014, depicts the Tiktaalik.
 

PREHISTORICAL CREATURES - TIKTAALIK - 2014 CANADIAN COINS 04 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 11- DINOSAURS & PREHISTORIC ANIMALS and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.