Does the fossil record support evolution? The fossils say YES! “So many intermediate forms have...

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Page 1: Does the fossil record support evolution? The fossils say YES! “So many intermediate forms have been discovered... that it often is difficult to identify.
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Does the fossil record support evolution?The fossils say YES!

“So many intermediate forms have been discovered . . . that it often is difficult to identify categorically when the transition occurs from one to another particular species. Actually, nearly all fossils can be regarded as intermediates in some sense; they are life forms that come between the forms that preceded them and those that followed.”

Science and Creationism

1999

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No intermediate forms?

Walt Brown

Harun Yahya

Page 4: Does the fossil record support evolution? The fossils say YES! “So many intermediate forms have been discovered... that it often is difficult to identify.
Page 5: Does the fossil record support evolution? The fossils say YES! “So many intermediate forms have been discovered... that it often is difficult to identify.
Page 6: Does the fossil record support evolution? The fossils say YES! “So many intermediate forms have been discovered... that it often is difficult to identify.
Page 7: Does the fossil record support evolution? The fossils say YES! “So many intermediate forms have been discovered... that it often is difficult to identify.
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Kirk Cameron is right!

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Evolution is Predictive

• No hybrid forms - every species is fully-evolved.

• Evolution predicts that transitional forms should appear as modified versions of pre-existing forms.

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Evolution is REAL science

• Intermediate forms must be consistent with other data, including morphological, genetic, and embryological studies.

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The fossil record reveals…

• Some fossil forms exhibit a mix of intermediate characteristics that link older and younger groups.

• No evidence of organisms that are merely a cross between existing groups.

• Intermediate forms occur in the fossil record precisely when they should.

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REAL intermediate forms

Pachyrhachis

Eupodophis

Najash

Odontochelys Gerobatrachus

OnychonycterisPezosiren

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