Aethiocarenus_burmanicus 2 Type post Author Günter Bechly Date April 26, 2024 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent DesignPaleontology Tagged , Burmese amber, butterflies, cladistic analysis, cladogram, cockroach, convergence, Fossil Friday (series), Kalligrammatidae, lacewing, Lepidoptera, mimicry, paleontology, Trichoptera, unguided evolution, wing venation Fossil Friday: Three Dubious New Fossil Insect Orders from Cretaceous Burmese Amber Günter Bechly April 26, 2024 Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology 19 Apart from this more general critique, are there any implications from these amber insects for intelligent design theory? You bet! Read More ›
chimera Type post Author Günter Bechly Date December 8, 2023 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent DesignPaleontology Tagged , amber, Brazil, Burmese amber, Crato Formation, Darwinian evolution, dependency graph model, dragonflies, empirical data, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, insects, intelligent design, larvae, Natural History Museum, paleoentomology, Pegasus, phylogenetic systematics, phylogenetics, Stuttgart, stylets, Tübingen University, Willi Hennig, Winston Ewert Fossil Friday: Cretaceous Insect Chimera Illustrates a Design Principle Günter Bechly December 8, 2023 Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology 6 Why does this fossil insect specimen have implications for intelligent design? The reason lies in the striking convergences it exhibits. Read More ›