In the Beginning: Science and Genesis 1-11 “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?“ Psalm 11:3
Geologic Column
Coconino Sandstone Hermit Shale Bioturbation?
Pierre-Paul Grasse, Chair of Evolution at the Sorbonne “Naturalists must remember that the process of evolution is revealed only through fossil forms. A knowledge of paleontology is, therefore, a prerequisite; only paleontology can provide them with the evidence and reveal its course or mechanisms.” “Naturalists must remember that the process of evolution is revealed only through fossil forms. A knowledge of paleontology is, therefore, a prerequisite; only paleontology can provide them with the evidence and reveal its course or mechanisms.”
Standard 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms - Evolution is the fundamental concept underlying all of biology and is supported by multiple forms of scientific evidence. Evolution is the fundamental concept underlying all of biology and is supported by multiple forms of scientific evidence. Benchmark 15.1: Explain how evolution is supported by the fossil record…
Darwin on Transitional Fossils: “But as by this theory innumerable transitional forms must have existed why do we not find them embedded in countless numbers in the crust of the earth?” “the case at present must remain inexplicable and may be truly argued as a valid argument against the views here entertained.”
What Does the Fossil Record Say?
Fossil Record Millions of Years Ago
Classic Cambrian Critters…
Opabinia…Five-eyed Oddity
Anomalicaris
Hallucigenia
Examining the Evidence Morphology Time (540 mya) CambrianPrecambrian Darwinian Model Actual Data Sudden appearance of complex creatures created after their kind (Gen 1:24-25) Supposed Tree of life
The Great Fossil Mystery Darwin predicted that the fossil record would abound with transitional fossils, but we find… Darwin predicted that the fossil record would abound with transitional fossils, but we find… Two Great Facts of the Fossil Record: Two Great Facts of the Fossil Record: New types appear abruptly – New types appear abruptly – Abrupt Appearance Abrupt Appearance New types stay the same – New types stay the same – Stasis Stasis
Crab Abrupt Appearance Stasis
Horseshoe Crab Abrupt Appearance Stasis
Turtles Abrupt Appearance Stasis
Starfish Abrupt Appearance Stasis
Shrimp Abrupt Appearance Stasis
Sea Horse Abrupt Appearance Stasis
Bee Abrupt Appearance Stasis
Dragon Flies Abrupt Appearance Stasis
Bats Abrupt Appearance Stasis
Jelly Fish Abrupt Appearance Stasis
Fossil Fish
Zeramaroo:
Tigabit
Hawish
Stephen Jay Gould, late Harvard paleontologist: “The extreme rarity of intermediate forms persists as the trade secret of paleontology.” “The extreme rarity of intermediate forms persists as the trade secret of paleontology.”