The discovery of Gaiasia jennyae in high-palaeolatitude early Permian-aged deposits in Namibia challenges the previous hypotheses of early tetrapod evolution that were primarily focused on palaeoequatorial Pangea (Laurussia). This finding suggests a more global distribution of continental tetrapods during the Carboniferous-Permian transition, indicating that tetrapods were well established in the cold-temperate latitudes of Gondwana. This discovery implies that the global tetrapod faunal turnover and dispersal during this period need to be reconsidered, as Gaiasia's presence in a high-latitude region expands our understanding of the distribution and dispersal patterns of early tetrapods.