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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
February 23, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Alan Feduccia, American Museum of Natural History, arachnids, Bayesian reasoning, Casey Luskin, common descent, Cretaceous, Darwinism, Evolution News, evolutionary biology, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Germany, molecular biologists, molecular clock studies, New York Times, Paleogene, phylogenomics}

Fossil Friday: The Big Bang of Tertiary Birds and a Phylogenetic Mess

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February 23, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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There was an abrupt origin, a burst of biological creativity, which is best explained by an infusion of new information from an intelligent agent. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
February 16, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, algae, Avalon explosion, Darwinian evolution, Dickinsonia, Ediacaran fossils, evidence for evolution, fact check, falsified theories, Fossil Friday (series), India, junk science, microbial mats, Precambrian, radiometric dating, Spriggina, Tribrachidium, Yale University}

Fossil Friday: The Vindhyan Controversy and Debunking Alleged Ediacaran and Cambrian Fossils

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February 16, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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The fancy speculations about the evolution of multicellular life and early animals turned out to be just smoke and mirrors. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
February 9, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, intelligent design, marine invertebrates, Neo-Darwinism, paleontology, saltation, species, vertebrates}

Fossil Friday: Chronospecies, a Sinking Ship

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February 9, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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The concept of chronospecies in paleontology was introduced by George (1956) for the naming of successive species in a single evolving lineage. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
February 2, 2024

Categories
Anatomy
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, antibiotics, behavior, cave art, Fossil Friday (series), gene pool, genetic admixture, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, human nature, human uniqueness, jewelry, Neanderthals, ochre, seafood, Svante Pääbo, Thomas Huxley, University of Toronto}

Fossil Friday: New Evidence for the Human Nature of Neanderthals

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February 2, 2024

Anatomy, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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What is at stake is not just some esoteric species problem in the ivory tower, but the very question of human nature and human uniqueness. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 26, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, common descent, Darwinian evolution, entomology, Evolution News, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Germany, insects, morphology, Neo-Darwinism, Paleocene, paleoentomology, paleontology, phylogeny, stem group, stratigraphy, systematics, Tree of Life}

Fossil Friday: The Abrupt Origin of Insectivore Mammals

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January 26, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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We can conclude that Eulipotyphla appeared abruptly in the Paleocene about 66-61.7 million years ago. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 19, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Australopithecines, Australopithecus, brain, East Africa, empirical evidence, Fossil Friday (series), Homo erectus, Homo habilis, human brain, humans, Journal of Human Evolution, Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton, morphology, neuroanatomy, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania}

Fossil Friday: New Research Questions the Human Nature of Homo habilis

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January 19, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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A consensus is scientifically worthless when it is driven by worldview bias and peer pressure rather than by an unbiased inference to the best explanation. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 12, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australia, bioRxiv, Bryozoa, bryozoans, Cambrian Explosion, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinists, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, green algae, Metazoa, ontogeny, paleontology, Porifera, sponges, Stephen Meyer}

Fossil Friday: Update on Cambrian Bryozoans

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January 12, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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The authors emphasize that “the origin of the bryozoans remains a mystery” but explicitly confirm the reality of the Cambrian Explosion. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 5, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Alan Feduccia, birds, dinosaurs, evolutionary biology, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Germany, Jurassic Park, Late Cretaceous, paleontology, paleornithologists, penguins, phylogenetics, Temporal Paradox, theropod dinosaurs, University of North Carolina, vertebrates}

Fossil Friday: New Evidence Against Dinosaur Ancestry of Birds

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January 5, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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Few hypotheses in evolutionary biology have become as popular among lay people as the postulated ancestry of birds from bipedal dinosaurs. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 30, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Avalon explosion, body plans, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Darwin's Doubt, Ediacaran biota, Ediacaran organisms, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, oxygen, Precambrian, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer}

No. 3 Story of 2023: Textbook Wisdom on Origin of Multicellular Life Turns Out to Be Wrong

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December 30, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

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Incidentally, a few days ago I received a message from my paleobiologist colleague Dr. Ken Towe, a retired senior scientist at the Smithsonian Institution. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 29, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Africa, Alan Feduccia, birds, Darwinists, data, evolutionary biology, footprints, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, ghost lineages, PLOS ONE, Poland, Temporal Paradox, theory, theropod dinosaurs, tiktaalik, Upper Triassic}

Fossil Friday: Fossil Bird Tracks Expand the Temporal Paradox

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December 29, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

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The origin of birds involves a severe problem for Darwinists, which paleo-ornithologist Alan Feduccia has called a temporal paradox. Read More ›