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Move Over, Archaeopteryx
Reedo writes "The clearest evidence ever of the missing link between dinosaurs and birds has been found in a newly discovered "feathered" fossil in northeastern China, claim scientists. The specimen was found embedded in a large slab of rock, in what scientists think was a former lake or pond."
It's a bit hasty to pass judgement on a tiny little web image, don't you think?
Missing links are only sought (or feared) by creationists, because it is only they that bring up the red herring of gaps in the fossil record where one might expect to see intermediate forms. So, the fact that this article got any press at all is probably because it would sell some newspapers, not because it's particularly interesting scientifically.
If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
A CAT scan won't hurt it a bit. They just don't need to do it because it's obvious that the fossil hasn't been constructed out of two unrelated fossils.
If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
It's only recently that creationists have sought to put their views on a firm scientific footing rather than just pointing at Genesis and screaming, "It's in there, so it must be true!!!" which convinces no one who's not already on their side.
Somebody mod this upto +5 funny. Creationists on a firm scientific footing... as if.
Have the creationists published a single scientific paper (I'm talking about one in a peer reviewed journal, not some website)?
Are they still going on about evolution breaking the 2nd law of thermodynamics?
Still quoting out of context to support their case?
There are some things they do a much better job of explaining then evolutionary biologists, but there are even more subjects on which they raise more questions than they answer.
Like what?
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