![]() ![]() ![]() 2008 C2008 Type Popular works Physical description 229 p. ![]() By examining fossils and DNA, Shubin shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our head is organized like that of a long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genome look and function like those of worms and bacteria.-From publisher description. Finding an inner fish Getting a grip Handy genes Teeth everywhere Getting ahead The best-laid (body) plans Adventures in bodybuilding Making scents. ![]() Shubin discovered, illustrate the transitional form be. Object Details Author Shubin, Neil Contents Finding your inner fish - Getting a grip - Handy genes - Teeth everywhere - Getting ahead - The best-laid (body) plans - Adventures in bodybuilding - Making scents - Vision - Ears - The meaning of it all - Epilogue Summary Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of anatomy who discovered Tiktaalik-the "missing link" that made headlines around the world in April 2006-tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years, long before the first creatures walked the earth. What do fish fossils tell us about the human body Ancient fossils, like the Tiktaalik roseae that Dr. These features include having fish gills, fish scales, fish fins,half-fish, half-tetrapod limb bones and joints, and include a functional wrist joint and radiating. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art Tiktaalik can be described as a fish with tetrapod features. ![]()
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