which were the first vertebrates to appear on land
The first vertebrates to come onto land were fish-like animals that developed lungs and could thus stay on land for extended periods.These evolved into terrestrial amphibians â¦ (although many amphibians require water in which to lay eggs, and some are aquatic).he common name for aquatic vertebrates are fish. The group of vertebrates that are terrestrial (land-dwelling) are called tetrapods. The first tetrapods evolved in the late Devonian.