Tag: cladistics
The Puzzle of Hox Gene Homology — With Parsimony Taking the Hit
I am old enough to remember when, during the cladistics revolution, parsimony was the Final Referee with the Loudest Whistle.
Fossil Friday: Fake Amber and the Piltdown Fly
Such simple forgeries are commonly sold to tourists in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Eastern Europe, and Eastern Asia.
Ten Reasons Why Birds Are Not Living Dinosaurs
Natural selection can explain “the survival of the fittest but not the arrival of the fittest.”
The Enigmatic Tribrachidium and Trilobozoa
Trilobozoans are unique to the Ediacaran biota; they appeared suddenly 560 million-years-ago in the fossil record without any precursors.
Iconoclast: Farewell to Tom Bethell
I remember having an exchange with Tom about the meaning of his last name, which seems to correspond to the Biblical place name Beth El, meaning “House of God.”