I used to think the lungfish was the halfway species between sea and land animals but I was not aware of the epaulette shark until the possible discovery of a new species of them made the news: Here is a five year old video:
According to the ABC news report they can stay out of water for up to two hours.
I can believe the part where they are said to survive on land by shutting down several of their brain functions. Now that might explain a lot about another, more familiar, two-legged creature that has become a land-dweller!
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Just recently learned about that shark.
The mudskipper is an incredible walking fish. I feel like I’m looking at life forms similar to what may have existed
hundreds of millions of years ago.
https://youtu.be/CAQuoH_fOWM
There is some weird and gross stuff out there! More fascinating — a “time travel” back into the environments of the past: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/otherworlds—prehistoric-places/101761006