Tag: fossils
Small Shelly Fossils, and the Length of the Cambrian Explosion
Meyer does not fail to mention the small shelly fossils and he does not exaggerate the brevity of the Cambrian explosion.
The "Ancestor of All Dinosaurs" Might Have Had Feathers Dinofuzz (Updated)
The media that loyally serve Big Science are at it again, overstating the finds of a scientific paper to promote an evolutionary icon.
Peer-Reviewed Paper in Medical Journal Challenges Evolutionary Science and Inaccurate Evolution-Education
The paper begins by recounting some of the arguments raised during the Texas State Board of Education debate that challenged chemical and biological evolution.
“Darwin’s Lost Fossils Found In Desk Drawer”
When we saw that headline we thought it was going to be a delicious Onion-type parody. Sorry to disappoint you.
Meet Pakicetus, the Terrestrial Mammal BioLogos Calls a “Whale”
In a previous post, we noted some fish-related problems with BioLogos’s page discussing the fossil record. But these aren’t the only marine mistakes on the page. BioLogos says regarding the evolution of whales: Recently, a 52-million-year-old whale fossil, Pakicetus, was found in Pakistan. It was clearly a small, wolf-sized whale, but it did not have the characteristic fat-pad, a structure that allows the whale’s jaw vibrations to be used for hearing. Also, its teeth were much like those of the terrestrial animals already thought to be related to whales. Aside from the fact that Pakicetus was discovered in 1983 (not exactly “recently”), there’s quite a bit more that should be said about this fossil. The claim that Pakicetus is a Read More ›