A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Pikes Peak Creation Fellowship Next Meeting: August 10, 2019, 1 PM Meeting Location: Faith EFC Speaker: Mr. Rich Cloud Subject: Buried Clues (Fossils)

A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Paleontology Study of fossils Sudden appearance of life in the fossil record Transitional form (transitional fossil) An organism that has features intermediate of its ancestors and progeny List of known transitional forms

A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Table of All Known Transitional Forms

A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Alleged transitional forms Archaeopteryx

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A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Alleged transitional forms Archaeopteryx Reptilian (dinosaurian) characteristics Teeth Long tail Claws on its wings Bird characteristics Furcula Perching feet Feathers

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A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Feathered dinosaurs? Archaeoraptor liaoningensis

A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Sinosauropteryx

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A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Other “feathered” dinosaurs No other dinosaurs are found with “feathers” Two feathered dinosaur types are now classified as flightless birds

A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Human Evolution? Piltdown Man “Discovered” by Charles Dawson in 1908-1912 Jawbone with teeth and part of a skull Called a “fake” by a Creationist in 1925 Disproved in 1953 by dating tests Later determined to have been a hoax or a practical joke!

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A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Nebraska Man Discovered by Henry Osborn in 1922 A single tooth found

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A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Nebraska Man Discovered by Henry Osborn in 1922 A single tooth found Used as proof of human evolution in 1925 correspondence prior to Scopes Trial A few more teeth were found in 1927 – They were attached to the jawbone this time

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A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Ramapithecus Discovered by G. E. Lewis in 1932 Partial jawbones and teeth Dated at 8,000,000 years old Originally thought to walk upright due to how the jaws were reconstructed Complete jawbone later found and proved the original reconstruction was incorrect Now considered a “false start” to the human race

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A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Australopithecus Discovered by Raymond Dart in 1924 Most complete skeleton is Lucy (40% complete)

A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Australopithecus Discovered by Raymond Dart in 1924 Most complete skeleton is Lucy (40% complete) Allegedly walked upright A multivariate analysis on Lucy proved that Lucy did NOT walk upright Wrist morphology matches that of apes Ear canal CAT scans showed that they did not habitually walk upright Most likely just a variety of Galada Baboon

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A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Java Man (Homo erectus) Discovered by Eugene Dubois in 1891-1892 Femur and skullcap found 50 feet apart Wadjak skulls (human) found in the same layer but not disclosed until 1922 French scientists said that the skullcap was very similar to a gibbon’s skull and that the femur was completely human Dubois later stated that Java Man was nothing but a large gibbon Dated at 30,000 years old in 1996 Rock layer above was dated at 550,000 years old in 2010

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A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Peking Man (Homo erectus) Discovered by Davidson Black in 1921 30 skulls, 11 lower jaws and 147 teeth French scientists said that Peking Man was nothing but a large primate All evidence (except for 2 teeth) disappeared in the 1940s

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A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Neanderthal Man Discovered in 1856 Originally classified as “Homo neanderthalensis” due to some ape-like features Now classified as “Homo sapiens neanderthalensis” Cranial capacity of Neanderthal Man exceeds modern man’s

A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Encyclopedia Britannica Definition Neanderthal, (Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis), member of a group of archaic humans who emerged at least 200,000 years ago … and were replaced or assimilated by early modern human populations (Homo sapiens) between 35,000 and perhaps 24,000 years ago.

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A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Lord Zuckerman We then move right off the register of objective truth into those fields of presumed biological science, like ... the interpretation of man’s fossil history, where to the faithful anything is possible – and where the ardent believer is sometimes able to believe several contradictory things at the same time.

A Summary of the Scientific Evidence, Part Dos Conclusion Goo did NOT turn into You by way of the Zoo The reason why transitional forms are called “missing links” is: They are still missing!

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