When Shubin opened the chapter with an anecdote about medical school anatomy lab, I thought it was odd for a paleontologist to teach medical school level courses, and I was expecting him to go in depth about Tiktaalik, not human dissection. Having finished the chapter, I now realize that the purpose of discussing human anatomy was meant to show how similar humans are to other animals, as shown in the diagrams.
For the most part, the reading was relatively dull and stayed that way for pretty much the entire chapter. I think the most interesting part was when it mentioned that Tiktaalik has the arm setup and musculature to do push-ups, which I found to be amusing.
I also agree with the previous blog-posters on how the diagrams were helpful in understanding what the text was saying, especially the diagram showing the common plan for limbs. The visual showed how similar bone structure is for humans/animals and is an epitome that can prove that the theory of evolution can be a possible explanation for human origins.
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