Ch.1 Finding OUR Inner Fish

This first chapter's introduction to the book was enchanting. When Shubin first described that we and the animals around us are from the same kind of ancestors and that paleontologists connect puzzle pieces together to get to know that part of history where there was no people around to record it, I was inspired to not only know that part of history but also find that kind of initiative to know our past. To find the transition from fish to small land mammals is evolutionary and this is what starts the journey of continuous separation from land and water.
When I was reading the chapter, what caught my attention was the meaning of origin. Did it mean: Where the species were from? What they are? or What they were? As I read on, being a paleontologist means to find out every possible detail about these past creatures and to connect them to the species today and the ones that may have evolutionized after that. they find where, when, what, and how creatures arrive into this intricate world today.
When Shubin described how he and two others led the expedition to the unexplored Arctic and the many tries to get the information and specimen they wanted, I could clearly see his desire and need to know this kind of information and to have this evidence to prove his theories as well as clear any question marks during this time period. The rigorous climate and setting of this workspace was unbelievable and unimaginable to me, but the true blissfulness of his discovery was evident and visual to all the readers.
His ordeals he endured and the history that he and his team discovered was revolutionary. Now that the first chapter or my first impression of the book is good, I expect the book til the end to be great as well. The reflection of this chapter was that living things today all came from one ancestor which soon evolved into another and another making branches and leaves wherever needed improvement just like in Darwin's natural selection. in this book, I will learn about myself and about all of our histories and our origin through the great work of the paleontologists.