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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Classifying the Blue Whale by Jaw TypeAug. 27, 2011 from News to Know
Another big mouth beast becomes an honorary member of the baleen club.
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Lizard Found Trapped in AmberOct. 30, 2010
We’ve all seen photographs of insects, arachnids, and other small creatures trapped in amber. But a lizard?
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Oldest Found Remains of AnimalsAug. 21, 2010
Last week it was the oldest remains of the earth. This week, it’s the oldest remains of animals.
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Jigsaw Puzzle ChallengeDec. 5, 2009 from News to Know
Reassembling half-billion-year-old fossils from bone fragments: a task so complicated that only computers can handle it?
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18-Million-Year-Old MuscleNov. 14, 2009 from News to Know
Fossilized soft tissue has been found in a salamander fossil said to be 18 million years old.
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Prehistoric InkAug. 22, 2009 from News to Know
Scientists cannot only write about amazing fossil discoveries; now, they can write with one!
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Book ChapterDinosaur National Monument in UtahJuly 31, 2008 from Wonders of Geology
Dinosaur National Monument houses one of the largest on-location dinosaur fossil displays in the entire world.
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An Example of Circular ReasoningJune 4, 2007 from Responding to Protestors’ Propaganda
The fossil record is more like a record of the effects of sin when the Flood demolished the vast majority of life on earth, creating massive fossil graveyards.
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Magazine ArticleDead Whales: Telling Tales?Sept. 1, 2004, pp. 10–14
“We knew it was a great find,” said paleontologist Leonard Brand about the fossil whales he saw in Peru in 1999, 350 km (200 miles) south of Lima, the capital.
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Research PaperA Uniformitarian Paleo-Environmental Dilemma at Clarkia, Idaho, USAApril 1, 2002, pp. 3–4
A farmer digging a snowmobile course accidentally unearthed one of the most remarkably-preserved plant fossil localities in the world.
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Technical Research PaperFish Preservation, Fish Coprolites and the Green River FormationApril 1, 2001, pp. 105–111
Uniformitarian models fail to explain the remarkably well-preserved fish fossils in the Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA.
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Magazine ArticleDating Dilemma: Fossil Wood in “Ancient” SandstoneJune 1, 1999, pp. 39–41
Sydney has its beautiful harbour and famous bridge, its Opera House and golden beaches, but it also has some unique and characteristic rock formations.
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Magazine ArticleBuried BirthJune 1, 1997, pp. 38–39
There is an exquisitely preserved fossil of an extinct marine reptile called an ichthyosaur. The mother ichthyosaur is shown having almost completed giving birth to a live infant.
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Magazine ArticleFossil Expert Says ... Think Weird!Dec. 1, 1995, pp. 42–44
Can 'thinking weird' help creationists? Dr Kurt Wise believes so, and he encourages his students to break new ground in their thinking by doing just that.
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Magazine ArticleWhen Did the Fossils ‘Die’?March 1, 1992, pp. 12–13
We can’t prove, from a strictly scientific perspective, the Flood of Noah. But the nature of the fossil records is just what we would expect to see from the record of the Bible.
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Magazine ArticleThe Fossils Say What?March 1, 1982, pp. 33–34
Some of the most devastating attacks on evolution by creationists have been associated with the fossil record.
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Magazine Department ArticleFossil FussOct. 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine
How could “the greatest promoter of creationism in Alberta,” Edgar Nernberg, be the discoverer of some of the most significant fish fossils in recent history?
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Magazine Department ArticleThe Greatest Absence of Evolution Ever ReportedOct. 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine
Can an organism survive billions of years of evolution without evolving?
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