Tag: mammals
Fossil Friday: Sea Cows and the Abrupt Origin of Sirenia and Desmostylia
So, is every thing OK with Darwinism after all? No so fast. Actually, there are some problems that do not square well with a Darwinian scenario.
Intelligent Design in Animal Self-Location and Navigation
A question is whether such mechanisms exist in more ancient brain regions of other animals. A new study has identified a self-location mechanism in zebrafish.
New Claim: Tyrannosaur Was as Smart as a Monkey
One researcher argues that, based on bird studies, the huge predators may have had many more brain cells than we have supposed.
More Evolution by Devolution: Mammalian Hairlessness
The mechanism of Darwinian evolution absolutely works — by breaking genes, when that provides a selective advantage, or turning them off.
Fossil Friday: Fossil Elephant Shrews and the Abrupt Origin of Macroscelidea
Elephant shrews are sometimes considered to be living fossils, and their origin is believed to go back 57.5 million years in the Paleocene.