Tiktaalik photo by Eduard Solà, via Wikimedia Commons
Transitional Fossils
Is the Transition from Dinosaurs to Birds Recorded in the Fossil Record?
Larsson and Dececchi set out to determine from the fossil record when and how dinosaur forelimbs evolved into wings. They found that there really is no such trend. Birds appear complete and without evolutionary transitions in the fossil record.
Tiktaalik a Transitional Form?
Despite substantial differences between the fossilized fish Tiktaalik and terrestrial tetrapods, many evolutionists insist the fish was a transitional form. However, the fleshy fins of Tiktaalik do not attach to the bony pelvis and so could not support weight for walking. Furthermore, the bones in the fins of these fossil fish do not resemble digits.
Ape to Man Transition in Australopithecus sediba?
Berger put forth his hopes that Australopithecus sediba would prove to be the elusive transition between the apes and humans. Many evolutionary paleontologists were not convinced. Paleoanthropologist Tim White pointed out that the “transitional” characteristics to Homo may have been nothing more than a juvenile ape.
Articles About Transitional Fossils
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Magazine Department ArticleGlee ClubMarch 12, 2007 from Answers Magazine
A chorus of secular media outlets were gloating a few weeks ago in the discovery of a supposed “missing link” between fish and land-dwelling creatures.
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Another Whale of a Tale: Creationists Without a “Whimper”?Sept. 19, 2005
The alleged evolutionary history of whales continues to be a hotly debated topic in the current creation/evolution controversy, despite what some evolutionists are saying.
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Technical Research PaperThe Fossil Record of ‘Early’ Tetrapods: Evidence of a Major Evolutionary Transition?Aug. 1, 2003, pp. 111–117
According to evolutionary theory, the origin of tetrapods from a fish-like ancestor was one of the major events in the history of life on earth.
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Technical Research PaperMammal-like Reptiles: Major Trait Reversals and DiscontinuitiesApril 1, 2001, pp. 44–52
Evolutionists repeatedly claim that their assembled chain of mammal-like reptiles shows a step-by-step morphological progression to mammals.
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Magazine ArticleThose Fossils Are a ProblemSept. 1, 1992, pp. 44–45
Dr David Pilbeam came to the attention of the scientific community as being an objective scientist when he wrote an article for Human Nature magazine, entitled, ‘Rearranging Our Family Tree’.
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