The first chapter of "Your Inner Fish" was a very insightful chapter. I was instantly surprised at the amount of effort that went into discovering a fossil. The fact that before a dig they have to plan so meticulously, and in the end during the dig the plan may go up in flames, immediately piqued my interest.
When I read about Hynerpeton, I wished that they found out more about that fossil and it's species by finding the rest of the skeleton. It felt like they were leaving a mystery unsolved.
When he said his team had reached a breakthrough in 2000, i was expecting something out of this world! It was very disappointing reading the words, "Failure again."
At least in 2004, they found Tiktaalik! That "fish" sounds incredible. Having fins, with wrists and joints...such human-like qualities...in a fish! In the beginning, I questioned Shubin. What could he find that could be so amazing? What could be worth all the trouble and effort that he described?
Now I know.
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