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This semester I’m taking a course called Evolution. It does what it says on the tin. We’ve been assigned Jerry Coyne’s Why Evolution is True to read, and I’m getting caught up on chapters over the weekend (since my book came late in the mail). I’m SUPER EXCITED to do this, cause I’ve been wanting to read this book since it was published, but I never really made the effort.

Chapter 2 is a p great overview on transitional fossils from the more famous and well-documented lineages (whales, amphibians, and birds), and has a good bit of discussion on Tiktaalik (pictured). This reminded me how much I love Tiktaalik. LOOK AT THAT HAPPY FACE. LOOK AT IT.

TIKTAALIK: THE FOSSIL THAT LOVES YOU BACK.

(picture from The Tangled Bank: An Introduction to Evolution | The Loom | Discover Magazine)

(via lenieclarke)

Tagged: tiktaalik-roseae fossils evolution science tiktaalik paleontology evolutionary biology real lifes

Posted on May 11, 2012 via i am lazarus, come from the dead with 76 notes
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  One of my favourite books. You should all definitely read it!
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  The fossil that smiles back! Tiktaalik
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