They are many ways that evolutionists use to describe the theory of evolution. One of those many ways is the fossil record. The fossil record is fossil record, history of life as documented by fossils, the remains or imprints of the organisms from earlier geological periods preserved in sedimentary rock.1
I shall begin by telling you what I believe. I do not think that the fossil record is of any help to evolution. I trust that the fossil record is, in fact, the greatest evidence against the evolutionary train of view.
When an evolutionary geologist or paleontologist is lecturing, he/she often uses terms as the Hadean, Achaean, Proterozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras. These are the time periods of the evolutionary timeline. This a major reason showing how the fossil record disproves evolution. The chart above shows the supposed timeline.
This is what is called the geologic column. The geologic column is A diagram that shows the subdivisions of part or all of geological time or the strati- graphical sequence in a particular area. 2
In the supposed Paleozoic era of the evolution timeline, there are time periods in this era. Specifically, there is a period of time that is called the Cambrian period. In this period, a sudden explosion of life, occurs where multi-celled animals just come on the scene out of nowhere.The first problem is that some of these animals are still alive. The second problem with the geological column is that in the pre-Cambrian eras there is no sufficient fossilized evidence of the animal that existed in those periods of times.
I stated that brief evolutionary supposed history to prove my first point. If there is a certain change within the animals that were "supposedly" roaming the...
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The question of what caused the extinction of megafauna during the Late Pleistocene period is one that archaeologists have struggled to answer for decades, but why should it matter? Discovering with certainty the cause of megafaunal extinction would simultaneously prove or disprove any of the proposed implications of each existing theory regarding this massive extinction.
... that was obtained on skull measurements was only on H. ergaster, H. erectus and H. sapiens. The evidence that ultimately decided the positioning of species were the muzzle angles, brain and body weight. The reason to choose this evidence as a primary source was because this data was the only data that covered the whole phylogeny.
[1] This problem with the theory of evolution was addressed by Stephen Jay Gould and other evolutionists. They postulated the punctuated equilibrium theory of evolution, which does not predict the numerous fossils predicted by the orthodox theory of evolution.
Whenever finding new fossils, most people get excited in learning more about the mysterious history of life on earth. No one fossil finding may be more important than another, but when discovering a fossil that adds a new genus name to a species, it gets exciting. This is especially true when the fossil gives more insight to the evolution of humans.
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Fossils can be divided into two categories, body fossils and trace fossils. Body fossils encompass preserved remains of an organism, such as bones, claws, teeth, skin, embryos, muscles, tendons, organs, and blood vessels (Col). Trace fossils are the indirect signs of life that give evidence of the organism’s presence, such as track ways, teeth marks, gizzard rocks, coprolites, burrows, and nests, which leave an impression behind after moving over a surface of soft sediment (Col). These fossil categories can then be broken down into the type of fossil found in the context of fossilization processes.
An uncommon, peculiar approach to mundane extinction of the dinosaurs theories arose from Gould’s writing as he explained the sex theory (Gould 404). At first, the mere title
This scientific journal article is written using complex scientific language and structured to allow for in-depth explanations, specialised for those with an interest and previous knowledge in palaeontology. The data presented was well-written and credible due to the authors whilst it was also relevent for the time it was published.
Another reason is the fact that sedimentary layers stretch for thousands of miles across the earth. Liquefaction explains why the layers are lengthy while current processes do not. The purity of some sedimentary layers is also explained by liquefaction. Current processes cannot sort out particles as fine as liquefaction. If uniformitarianism is correct, then erosion would have destroyed the sedimentary layers laid down in the past. The clearly distinguished separation of layers would not be found today. Only liquefaction accounts for this phenomena. A phenomena known as assorted fossils happened because of the Flood. Evolutionists claim that this happened because of macroevolution, which has an unknown cause. Macroevolution does not allow exceptions to happen, and if it were true, there would be no exceptions in the organization of fossils in strata. The various exceptions of fossils being found out of their “evolutionary order” proves that macroevolution is
Although modern evolutionists are thought to be divided on the issues surrounding evolutionary theory, a close look at the evidence suggests that both the gradualist school of thought and the punctuationist school of thought share many characteristics in common. This is especially true when evaluating their beliefs about the fossil record, disagreement with the theory of saltation, and the misinterpretation of the word “rapid” in terms of punctuationist theory. Although this may be the case, the two theories do diverge on one important point, the notion of periods of stasis, but when taken as a whole, the evidence suggests that punctuationism is not as radical as it has been hyped up to be.
Have you wondered if you were related to a dinosaur or a chimp?through the process of descent with modification, the common ancestor of life on Earth gave rise to the fantastic diversity that we are able see documented in the fossil record and that are around us today. Species need to evolve over time so that they would be better at competition, adapting to new environments, we are able to see this by going back and looking at history. We are able to do so by looking at fossils and seeing what species are more closely related than we thought.
I have always considered fossils a very important element to discover and understand how nature was or behaved millions of years ago. People always wonder how life was before they were born, even before the creation ancient civilizations like the Egyptians, so the discovery of fossils has allowed and helped us to make those discoveries by studying them and putting together prehistoric puzzles that have led to amazing and wonderful discoveries.
This is where a fossil’s stratum gets laid down at the same time as another during a different period in time. All living things could not have been created at the same time millions of years ago. The dinosaurs and other species, both mammals and vegetatives, could not have been placed on this Earth at the same time. Fossils show that both early dinosaurs and neanderthals have been found in the same sedimentary rock. The sedimentary rock allows scientists to study fossils in all of the different layers of rock, each layer holding fossils millions of years apart. The “cave dwellers” were founded above the early dinosaurs in the rock layers. This actual evidence shows that mankind could not have been placed at the same time period as the other