Just in time for Christmas, paleontologist Neil Shubin has given us a real treat. Neil has composed PowerPoint slides of the illustrations used in each chapter of Your Inner Fish and made them freely accessible to all. I don't have any plans to deliver any classroom lectures in the near future, but if I ever do go back I will definitely make use of them!
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Brian, I wanted to thank you for time you put in on your blog posts. You've been educational and a great resource in providing information on paleontology that I have missed over the past 2 decades. Happy Holidays and I'm looking forward to your book "Written In Stone".