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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
June 28, 2023

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, convergence, Darwinians, dinosaurs, DNA, explanatory filter, Explore Evolution, improbability, intelligence, mutations, Neo-Darwinism, paleontology, Paul Nelson, Ralph Seelke, sauropods, Scott Minnich, specification, Stephen Meyer, William A. Dembski, worldview}

Long Necks in Sauropod Dinosaurs — By Neo-Darwinism or Intelligent Design?

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June 28, 2023

Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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The origin of the ingeniously intricate long necks in sauropod dinosaurs has been postulated to have arisen more than 35 times independently. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
June 16, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, DNA, evolution, fossil record, intelligent design, microevolution, mutations, Niles Eldredge, Stephen Jay Gould, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

What Do We Know about the Origin of Rhinos?

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June 16, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Although they are not the handsomest or most graceful creatures in the animal kingdom, the Rhinocerotoidea (superfamily) are a fascinating group for research. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
January 10, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, abominable mystery, angiosperms, birds, Charles Darwin, evolution, flowering plants, fossil record, Granville Sewell, Günter Bechly, living fossils, mammals, Max Planck Institute, University of Tübingen, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

Abstract: Lönnig on Darwin’s “Abominable Mystery”

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January 10, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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All orders and families of the angiosperms appear abruptly in the fossil record (the same for most lower systematic categories). Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
April 14, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, Alan Feduccia, Archaeopteryx, birds, cladistics, Darwinian theory, dinosaurs, Dollo’s Law, Eocene, Ernst Mayr, evolutionary theory, genetic code, gradualism, Irreducible Complexity, M.-P. Schützenberger, macromutations, mutations, nucleotides, paleontology, phenotype, saltations, Science (journal), wings}

Ten Reasons Why Birds Are Not Living Dinosaurs

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April 14, 2021

Evolution, Genetics

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Natural selection can explain “the survival of the fittest but not the arrival of the fittest.” Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
December 14, 2020

Categories
Anatomy
Botany
Life Sciences
Tagged
, bacteria, Carl Linnaeus, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, evolution, ferns, fungi, Hippocrates, history, mites, morphology, natural selection, nematodes, plant galls, Rutgers University, viruses}

Plant Galls and Evolution: A Neglected Study

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December 14, 2020

Anatomy, Botany, Life Sciences

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In my new contribution, I restrict myself to important facets of the historical side of plant gall research. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 30, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, amphibians, brachiopods, Cambrian Explosion, cephalopods, corals, Darwin's Finches, endangered species, evolution, fossilization, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, genotype, macroevolution, North America, ornithology, population size, South America, speciation, women}

“Darwin’s Finches”: Galápagos Islands as an Evolutionary Model

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November 30, 2020

Evolution

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Taking the facts and arguments presented together, it appears to be clear that no macroevolution is happening in “Darwin’s finches.” Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 25, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, beak size, birds, Darwin's Finches, droughts, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, macroevolution, natural selection, Nature (journal), Peter and Rosemary Grant, Sangeet Lamichhaney, seeds, Sisyphean evolution, species}

Galápagos Finches — Some Contradictions Solved

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November 25, 2020

Evolution

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The authors offer a selectionist explanation, which is nevertheless uncertain. Note the repeated use of the subjunctive. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 24, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, alleles, beak size, Charles Darwin, Daphne Major, Darwin's Finches, evolution, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, genera, macroevolution, natural selection, neo-Darwinian evolution, Peter and Rosemary Grant, Princeton University, Sangeet Lamichhaney, Sisyphean evolution, speciation, species, The Evolution of the Long-Necked Giraffe}

Galápagos Finches — An “Exceptionally Strong Natural-Selection Event”?

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November 24, 2020

Evolution

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This is by no means an all-or-nothing selection (as the impression is sometimes given). Rather, the alleles are retained. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 20, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, alleles, beak size, Darwin's Finches, DNA, dog breeds, evolution, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, genotype, macroevolution, National Academy of Sciences, natural selection, Nature (journal), Neo-Darwinism, speciation}

Galápagos Finches — A Paradigm of the Limits of Natural Selection?

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November 20, 2020

Evolution

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They are not, per the National Academy of Sciences, a “particularly convincing example for speciation.” Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 19, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, ALX1, American Museum of Natural History, Biological Reviews, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Finches, evolution, finch beaks, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, haplotypes, Jonathan Wells, Michael Behe, morphology, Peter and Rosemary Grant, Sisyphus, University of Minnesota}

On the “Sisyphean Evolution of Darwin’s Finches”

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November 19, 2020

Evolution

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Scientific data are followed by the myth: “Finch beak morphology observed on the Galápagos Islands was used by Darwin to formulate his theory of evolution.” Read More ›