Chapter 1: Finding Your Inner Fish

Looking at the cover of the book Your Inner Fish, I was a bit curious of how the author, Neil Shubin, would relate the structures of human beings to those of creatures, such as fish. Not believing in evolution, paleontology never fascinated me nor captured my attention. But as I continued to read, I was enthralled by how much work must be done for paleontologists to find the right fossil. The discovery made by his team, Tiktaalik, after several failures, helped me understand how creatures evolved till this day. The diagram of the creature between fish and land-living animal showed me how animals can evolve, adapting to the environment for survival. Though I cannot connect the evolution from fish to human, this chapter amazed me by the fact that fossils can outline the entire history of origins. I really enjoyed reading chapter one and cannot wait to read more about Shubin’s discoveries!