#AbbyHoward in *Ocean Renegades* #GraphicNovel about the life during the Paleozoic drops biology fire:
“So basically… the lungs and limbs are things that evolved a long time before any fish stepped onto land. And they evolved for reasons that are unrelated to walking on land.”
“You’ve got it 😌”
“Complicated structure like these don’t just evolve overnight.”
STEM education is hard. Core concepts like this, that influence everything, are subtle and easy to misunderstand and hard to quiz on.
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One of my favorite science books, “Your inner fish”, was written by #NeilShubin, who led the team that discovered #Tiktaalik some fifteen years back, a crucial link in the evolution of tetrapods about 375 mya. Solid, highly recommended.
