Chapter 1: Finding your Inner Fish

Though I cannot fully commit to the ideas of evolution, reading this chapter allowed myself to become more open and less dubious or skeptical. Shubin's description of his pursuit for the fossils substantiated that the discovery of an archaic preservation requires perseverance and physical endurance. Even more so, I was amazed at how "serendipity" played a part in the discovery as well. The advantageous location and the resources were often times results of this good fortune. Although, this would not have been possible without their efforts. The description and discovery of the Tiktaalik put me in awe as I began to see that the form of the creature was detectable and not nearly as dismantled as I had predicted. After having read the first chapter, I believe that the book is approachable even for the skeptics of evolution.