Fossils

Throughout the world’s rock layers there are billions of fossils, the remains of organisms that were catastrophically buried largely during the global Flood (2348 BC). Understandably the vast majority of these are marine creatures and they were buried quickly and sequentially by habitat.

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The Making of a Fossil

Do fossils require millions of years to form? Hardly! Even secular geologists now recognize that rocks form very quickly.

Fossils of Dinosaur National Monument

Each visitor to Dinosaur National Monument sees the same evidence—massive amounts of dinosaur (and other) fossils all jumbled together. How one explains the formation of this fossil bed depends on one’s worldview. When viewed from a biblical perspective, the evidence is consistent with what one would expect from a worldwide Flood.

Putting Fossils Back Together

This research reminds us of the caution we should accord to every fossil reconstruction. Especially when it comes to supposed “ape-men” like Lucy, Ardi, and others, we must be aware of the fact that evolutionary ideas may be (consciously or subconsciously) guiding the reconstruction.

Five Fossil Mysteries

We can never answer all the questions. But with practice at “fossil sleuthing” from a biblical perspective, at least we can get better and better at evaluating each new discovery in a God-honoring way that might yield new insights into God’s person and work.

Articles About Fossils

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Biological Remnants in Fossils—They’re Common!

Jan. 16, 2020 from Ken Ham Blog
There are 85 reports of organic remains in fossils, some supposedly half a billion years old. A global flood makes more sense of the data than the mainstream timeline.
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Can Brains Be Fossilized? Bug-Like Brains Say, “Yes!”

Jan. 9, 2020 from Ken Ham Blog
Soft tissue discovered in fossilized bugs negates the idea of millions of years.
Magazine Department Article
Living Fossils—Here, There, and Everywhere

Jan. 1, 2020 from Answers Magazine
Evolutionists like to talk about change, so how do they explain so many living creatures that look like their fossilized ancestors?
Magazine Department Article
The End of the Trail: Horseshoe Crabs

Nov. 1, 2019 from Answers Magazine
Horseshoe crabs are called “living fossils” because the ones you see in aquariums today look the same as their ancestors deep in the fossil record.
Recent Amber Fossil Finds

Feb. 6, 2019
Two amber fossil finds have revealed some interesting examples of similarities between fossil and extant forms, both in morphology and in lifestyle/behavior.
In-Depth Article
Hoatzin Bird: Evidence Against Evolutionary Ideas

Jan. 18, 2019 from Answers in Depth
The hoatzin is a very unique bird, a conglomeration of traits typical of birds, reptiles, and mammals. Its most unique features are distinctly un-birdlike.
In-Depth Article
Ichthyosaur: Evidence of Design and the Flood

Oct. 16, 2018 from Answers in Depth
Ichthyosaurus is well studied, and research on their skeletons has provided evidence for incredible design and the global flood.
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What Rotting Fish and Worms Tell Us About Fossilization

April 5, 2018 from Ken Ham Blog
A recent news item carried the story of scientists who are recording the results of a really smelly study that involves watching fish and worms rot.
Fascinating Fossils: Glimpse the Creation Museum’s Collection

Oct. 11, 2017
Fossils act as a record preserved to teach us about the earth’s past, to confirm Scripture, and to glorify God. They can be found everywhere from the bottom of canyons to mountain peaks and maybe even in your back yard.
In-Depth Article
Was Our Oldest Itty-Bitty Ancestor All Mouth?

March 21, 2017 from Answers in Depth
Saccorhytus is, the authors believe, the oldest and simplest known deuterostome, the evolutionary forebear of all vertebrates and some invertebrates.
In-Depth Article
Dinosaur Tissue

Oct. 20, 2016 from Answers in Depth
Despite a large body of evidence for the authenticity of the dinosaur tissue, there remains a pattern of denial within the evolutionist community.
Magazine Department Article
Amazingly Preserved Leaves

Oct. 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine
Beautifully preserved fossils are so common that we overlook how unusual they are.
In-Depth Article
Monkey Teeth: Proof of God’s Post-Flood Provisions

June 28, 2016 from Answers in Depth
Animals can show up in the oddest places and make evolutionists scratch their heads as is the case with the newly discovered monkey fossils.
Book Chapter
3.1 The Fossil Evidence—Introduction

March 28, 2016 from Creation: Facts of Life
Can changes from molecules-to-man (macroevolution) be explained by (extrapolated from) the process of mutation-selection (microevolution)?
Ancient Tropical “Transitional” Forests Found Fossilized in the Arctic

March 17, 2016
Thus this fossil-bearing sedimentary rock sequence on Spitsbergen is better understood from the biblical perspective of the eyewitness account in Genesis.
In-Depth Article
Preserved Cretaceous Collagen and Dinosaur Blood: Common Clues to a Catastrophic Past?

June 22, 2015 from Answers in Depth
Evolutionists have come to largely accept the fact that soft tissues can be preserved in fossils for an extraordinarily long time. But millions of years . . . ?
Magazine Department Article
I Must Go Down to the Seas Again

April 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine
Cartorhynchus lenticarpus, whose discovery was hailed last November, is being hailed as an evolutionary link, but this characterization is premature.
Magazine Department Article
Grounds for Reevaluation

April 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine
The fossil of a creature resembling a groundhog that lived during the time of dinosaurs has become an anomaly for evolutionists.
In-Depth Article
Will Fish Fossil Change Evolutionary Tree?

Feb. 7, 2015 from Answers in Depth
Did jawed vertebrates start out with bones or not? Evolutionists want to know.
In-Depth Article
Dreadnoughtus Takes the Prize for Largest Confirmed Land Animal

Sept. 18, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Massive Dreadnoughtus said to shed light on the evolution of gigantism.
In-Depth Article
Did All Dinosaurs Have Feathers?

Aug. 2, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Get used to seeing feathers on all evolutionary depictions of dinosaurs, not just theropods!
In-Depth Article
Thirty Million Years Didn’t Really Change China’s Jurassic Park

March 8, 2014 from Answers in Depth
China’s Jurassic fossils get a new name.
Which Version of History Do Fossils Reflect?

March 10, 2012 from News to Know
Fossil diversity “accurately reflects history”—but which version of history?
Common Ancestor Hidden in Burgess Shale

March 10, 2012 from News to Know
Burgess Shale said to shelter “the most primitive known vertebrate and therefore the ancestor of all descendant vertebrates, including humans.”