Tag: Cambrian Explosion
The Cambrian Explosion Has Just Gone Nuclear
Here are two very interesting updates to my recent articles on alleged Ediacaran animals and the Cambrian Explosion.
Evans et al. (2021): All Four Examples Debunked
Evans et al. (2021) seem to have been well aware of the circular reasoning in their argument.
Namacalathus Revisited — Not Much to See
The new evidence is very ambiguous and totally inconclusive. No far-reaching conclusions should be drawn from such dubious material.
Resurrecting Namacalathus as an Ediacaran Animal
The new fossils stem from a layer in the Nama Group of Namibia, just below an ash bed that could be radiometrically dated to 547.32 ± 0.65 million years.
Paleontologist Buries Another Proposed Cambrian Precursor
Günter Bechly explains why the Precambrian fossil Namacalathus fails as a transitional precursor to the Cambrian explosion.