![]() The fossil record generally follows a progression from the oldest fossils in the deepest rock layers to the most recent fossils in the higher layers. The ancient fish he finds-when they are from the right period during the transition between water and land creatures-give valuable insights into the early stages of human skull, neck, and limb development. In the summer, Shubin goes to rocky cliffs of the Arctic Circle to look for fossils. Fossils are the only way to see the past of every animal alive today and understand the development of the human body. The summer after he taught this course, he discovered a fossil fish from 375 million years ago that reframes the transition between fish and land animals. ![]() ![]() Neil Shubin, the author and narrator, opens the book with a story about his experience teaching a human anatomy course at the University of Chicago, even though his degree and research has been primarily in paleontology. ![]()
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