Attack of the Tree Sharks?

A parasite preserved in amber (fossilized tree resin) has scientists scratching their heads—because it is a shark parasite. University of Warsaw paleontologist Kenneth De Baets joked that this discovery is “very hard to explain because there are not a lot of sharks living in trees.”

An evolutionary perspective sees little sense for ocean life to show up in forests. Some scientists suggest a scavenger dragged portions of a shark carcass to the tree, leaving behind the parasite.

But when we look at this shark parasite from a biblical worldview, we know it likely wound up in tree resin during the global flood. Another mystery solved in Genesis.

This article is from Answers magazine, October–December, 2024, p. 18.