Category: Paleontology | Page 8 | Science and Culture Today

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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, modern birds, molecular biologists, molecular clock studies, New York Times, Paleogene, phylogenomics}

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

_{Günter Bechly
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
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 21, 2024

Categories
Archaeology
Bioethics
Ethics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, adults, animals, burials, chromosomes, DNA, Down syndrome, Finland, human dignity, infants, Nature (journal), prehistoric humans}

Burials Reveal Prehistoric Cultures Valued Children with Down Syndrome

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 21, 2024

Archaeology, Bioethics, Ethics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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We’ve all probably heard from one pundit or another that prehistoric humans discarded children with disabilities, just as animals might. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
February 16, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, algae, Avalon explosion, Cambrian phyla, 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

_{Günter Bechly
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
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 10, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, caterpillars, Darwinian theory, entomology, evolution, Evolution News, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, larvae, Metamorphosis, prolegs}

How the Caterpillar Got Its Legs…Or Not

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 10, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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Almost 400 years after its discovery, the process of metamorphosis is still a thorny conundrum for evolutionary biologists. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
February 9, 2024

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

Fossil Friday: Chronospecies, a Sinking Ship

_{Günter Bechly
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
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 7, 2024

Categories
Arts
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Paleontology
Tagged
, archeology, baboons, beavers, Darwinian theory, genetic admixture, Günter Bechly, hominins, human origins, humans, Neanderthals, paleontologists, primates, rocks, symbolic thinking, symbols, Tom Metcalfe}

Human Origins and the Beginning of Art

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 7, 2024

Arts, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Paleontology

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There is now evidence of something like artwork among several ancient human types, not just Neanderthals. Thus, an academic controversy has arisen. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 6, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Paleontology
Tagged
, burial, death, Emory University, Europe, genetic admixture, Günter Bechly, Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, human origins, humans, invertebrates, life, life after death, Neanderthals, octopuses, Psychology Today, religion, symbolic thinking, uncanny valley}

Were Neanderthals Religious?

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 6, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Paleontology

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We can’t poll long-dead Neanderthals on life, death, and the hereafter but the evidence we’ve dug up suggests they were thinking about that kind of thing. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
February 2, 2024

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

Fossil Friday: New Evidence for the Human Nature of Neanderthals

_{Günter Bechly
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, crown group, Darwinian evolution, entomology, Evolution News, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Germany, insects, monophyly, morphology, Neo-Darwinism, Paleocene, paleoentomology, paleontology, phylogeny, polyphyly, stem group, stratigraphy, systematics, technical papers, Tree of Life}

Fossil Friday: The Abrupt Origin of Insectivore Mammals

_{Günter Bechly
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
Titus Kennedy

Date
January 19, 2024

Categories
Archaeology
Faith & Science
Paleontology
Tagged
, artifacts, Bible, Christianity, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, events, history, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, New Testament}

Dallas Conference: Archaeology and the Life of Jesus

_{Titus Kennedy
January 19, 2024

Archaeology, Faith & Science, Paleontology

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My presentation will explore archaeological discoveries illuminating a major event in the life of Jesus — his trial in Jerusalem. Read More ›