Remarkable creatures : epic adventures in the search for the origins of species / Sean B. Carroll.

A mixture of spirit and deed
Introduction: Humboldt's gifts
1: The making of a theory
Reverend Darwin's detour
Drawing a line between monkeys and kangaroos
Life imitates life
2: The loveliest bones
Java man
To the big bang, on horseback
Where the dragon laid her eggs
The day the mesozoic died
Dinosaurs of a feather
It's a fishapod!
3: The natural history of humans
Journey to the Stone Age
Clocks, trees, and H-bombs
CSI: Neander Valley
Afterword: the shape of things to come.