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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... 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.
In conclusion, we are successfully able to recreate the ecosystem of two unknown species from the few pieces of information provided to us. It is important to understand the importance of extinct fossils as they contribute to our understanding of life in the past and hold vital information to how the world was back then.
[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.
In not being a science major, or really having much interest in science at all it was difficult for me to fully immerse myself into this subject. I was under the impression that the only idea of evolution was that of forward progress, the one that we all see in advertisements and on Google when you type in “evolution”. In stark contrast to this idea of evolution, Stephen J Gould presents a less restricted idea of evolution. He left some of the decision up to chance and showed this theory by discussing it within the Cambrian Burgess Shale. More specifically, there are two main themes represented in this book by Stephen J Gould: showing evolution as a ladder or cone, and if it were possible to “replay the tape of evolution” the results would be considerably different and specifically that humans may not come out of that result.
The formation and breakup of continents, mountains, volcanic activity, changes in climate and sea level affected the course of evolution.. Paleozoic Era was restricted to the oceans. Organisms evolved a lot crating the “Cambrian Explosion”.
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The main arguments in Evolution is the theory of natural selection, radiometric dating, and adaptation. The four parts to the theory of natural selection are that more individuals are produced each generation that can survive, phenotypic variation exists among individuals and the variation is heritable, those individuals with heritable traits better suited to the environment will survive, when reproductive isolation occurs new species will form. In simpler terms, this means that the organisms that are better suited to their environment will survive, animals have different genes and these genes change and can be inherited, and when one species is separated into two physically blocked areas, they will form new species. Radiometric dating as stated by Dr. Roger C. Wiens is “the process of determining the age of rocks from the decay of their radioactive elements”. This works through something called the half life of radioactive materials. The half life of radioactive materials is the amount of time it takes for radioactivity to fall to half of its original value. In simple terms, they measure how much a radioactive material has decayed and they get the age from that. Adaptation is similar to one of the four parts of natural selection. Adaptation of organisms is the variation among individuals in a species. The change from the parents to the offspring to better fit their ecological zone, is adaptation. Those are the three major facts that prove
This fossil is known to be twice as old as Lucy, a famous Australopithecus afarensis, which is only about 1.8 million years old itself. The age of this fossil has been established because it was found in between layers of different aged soil. Eight meters below the Tulu Bor Tuff and 12 meters about the Lokochot Tuff is about 3.5 million years old, this is an area called Kataboi Member where the type of specimen is found. The paratype is from lower Lomekwi Member, seventenn meters above the Tulu Bor Tuff, estimating at 3.3 million years old. Kentanthropus platyops is estimated to be about 3.5 million years old itself.
...s from the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic periods show proof of how animals have gone through evolution and why certain fossils look very similar. The Law of Original Horizontality and the Law of Superposition both express true when looking at modern rock layers today. The Law of Original Horizontality happens when sediments are constantly deposited over old layers of rock forming new layers over millions of years, while the Law of Superposition is the law that older rock layers lie beneath the newer layers. Also, Pangea and Panthalassa are now the seven continents and four oceans of the world today as a result of Continental Drift. All things considered, Rock layers are therefore evidence of Evolution for, rock layers holds proof of evolving animals seen through fossils, the plates in the earth separated Pangea, and the relation of evolution and rock layers.
There is much evidence of population evolution. Some evidence they found of population evolution are fossils. Fossils are historical records. Over millions of years ago land eroded and was carried away by rivers and ended up in the bottoms of oceans compressing older deposits into the rock. Dead organisms settled along the
There is a long line of history surrounding evolution. Theories really stated with creationism. According to Donald R. Prothero, leading paleontologist, creationism is the belief that living organisms in the unive...
The Burgess Shale formation is characteristically informative of significant events in the evolutionary path of multiple organisms. Its abundance of exquisitely preserved Lagerstätte has inspired paleontologists to refer to this mode of preservation as ‘Burgess Shale-type’ (Williams, 2009).
In a thought-provoking composition by Stephen Jay Gould, the hypotheses of dinosaur extinction are intermingled with the all-consuming thoughts and dilemmas that plague much of the modern society: sex, drugs, and violence. Gould adds the public’s lust for outré, controversial statements with real, scientific inferences. As the world is plagued with questions, the explanation for the dinosaurs’ extinction is still unidentified, but Gould transforms unlikely conjectures into comprehensible, quirky proposals. Moreover, Gould explains that arguments beyond the ordinary “asteroid theory” thrive within the scientific community while slightly discrediting them. Banal theories are immersed into a new era of scientific discovery made for a dynamic culture.
These fossils are imperative to the study of geology. They can be used to tell the environment that the rock formed in. They can be used to date rocks, if the relative age of the fossils is known. They can also ...