Tag: lancelets
Fossil Friday: Cambrian Fossils Turned Upside Down Yet Again
Most of these reconstructions are based on very weak evidence and are highly speculative.
Fossil Friday: Hagfish and Lampreys Overturn Scenarios of Vertebrate Phylogeny and Evolution
Their fossil record as well as their incongruent pattern of anatomical similarities is better explained by intelligent design.
Fossil Friday: Fossil Tunicate Confirms Cambrian Explosion
Almost on a monthly basis new fossil evidence corroborates the abruptness of the Cambrian Explosion as a genuine “Big Bang” of life.
Peer-Reviewed Paper Shows Vertebrate Embryonic Variation Contradicts Common Ancestry
Evolutionary biologists often argue that vertebrate embryos develop in highly similar manners, reflecting their common ancestry.
Placozoa: An Evolutionary Leftover?
Simple, small, and worldwide in distribution, the placozoa don’t fit any clear evolutionary picture.