Fish fossils aid the search for human origins
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:45 pm
Fish fossils aid the search for human origins
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Perhaps the greatest question driving science—and human thought in general—is the mystery of origins. This question has manifested itself in myriad shapes and sizes: our fascination with the Big Bang, the birth of our Earth, the evolution of our own species, and even our own individual genealogies. Especially as many have turned away from religion—the “why” of our existence—we are drawn to the equally enigmatic “how.”
Recently-uncovered ancient fish fossils bring us a little bit closer to one “how”: our species’ evolution from sea creatures. In Southwest China fossil beds, scientists discovered preserved fish fossils from the Silurian Period—a climatically chaotic time in Earth’s history from which few whole fossils remain—helping to piece together the origins of the jawed vertebrate.
https://onlysky.media/gmichelman/fish-f ... n-origins/
Perhaps the greatest question driving science—and human thought in general—is the mystery of origins. This question has manifested itself in myriad shapes and sizes: our fascination with the Big Bang, the birth of our Earth, the evolution of our own species, and even our own individual genealogies. Especially as many have turned away from religion—the “why” of our existence—we are drawn to the equally enigmatic “how.”
Recently-uncovered ancient fish fossils bring us a little bit closer to one “how”: our species’ evolution from sea creatures. In Southwest China fossil beds, scientists discovered preserved fish fossils from the Silurian Period—a climatically chaotic time in Earth’s history from which few whole fossils remain—helping to piece together the origins of the jawed vertebrate.