Tag: phylogenetic systematics
Fossil Friday: Direct Fossil Ancestors of Living Species?
Willi Hennig, the founder of phylogenetic systematics (cladistics), recognized that finding and demonstrating direct ancestors would be a very hard task.
Fossil Friday: Cretaceous Insect Chimera Illustrates a Design Principle
Why does this fossil insect specimen have implications for intelligent design? The reason lies in the striking convergences it exhibits.
Fossil Friday: The Giant Armadillo Glyptodon and the Abrupt Origin of Xenarthrans
Should we dare to consider the possibility that something is wrong with the Darwinist assumptions? Heaven forbid!
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.