Globusz Books · Author
Neil Shubin is represented in the Globusz Books library by 2 reviewed books. This page brings those summaries together so readers can compare the author’s available work before choosing what to read.
Source: Globusz Books reviewed catalog.
Reviewed summary
Neil Shubin reveals how our bodies are living fossils, with limbs and quirks inherited from ancient fish and other ancestors. This isn’t just history—it’s a detective story written in bones, genes, and embryos. Why do we carry the legacy of creatures that lived hundreds of millions of years ago? This book shows you.
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Your body is a living record of a 3.5-billion-year evolutionary journey, filled with quirks and clues from ancient fish and distant ancestors. Neil Shubin reveals how fossils like Tiktaalik and genetic evidence uncover the surprising origins of our limbs, face, and even tiny ear bones. What can a fish that walked on land teach us about being human?
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