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Ediacaran Period

Pravda
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This Cambrian Explosion “Explanation” Qualifies as Propaganda

It’s interesting to see what Derek E. G. Briggs is willing to admit about the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›
Cambrian explosion
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On Cambrian Explosion, Biology Journal’s Special Issue Betrays Cause for Darwin Doubts

The strength of a theory can be gauged by how well it stands up to attacks and how well it incorporates new evidence. Read More ›
gr3_lrg
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Darwin Wept: Cambrian Brains and Other Challenges for Evolution

Whenever you find papers and articles dealing with the Cambrian fossil record in the usual science journals, there are commonalities. Read More ›
Ventral death-mask of Kimberella quadrata
Ventral death-mask of Kimberella quadrata
Kimberella quadrata, an Edicaran organism, by Masahiro miyasaka / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Lukas Ruegger on the “Ediacaran Explosion”— No Solution to the Cambrian Puzzle

Ruegger is the personable new intelligent design “explainer” whose videos take an approach similar to Khan Academy’s, but better. Read More ›
Spriggina
Photo: Spriggina, by Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Was Spriggina an Evolutionary Ancestor of Arthropods?

For those wedded to an evolutionary interpretation of life’s history, the fossil and genetic evidence leave the origin of arthropods a major mystery.  Read More ›
Tribrachidium
Photo: Tribrachidium, by Masahiro miyasaka, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Uncertain Affinities of Trilobozoa

That the same fossils can be attributed to at least six different phyla of marine invertebrates as well as terrestrial fungi really should give reason to pause. Read More ›
Ventogyrus
Photo: Ventogyrus, by Retallack, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Examining Potential Other Trilobozoans

Last but not least, there is this gem: In 1986 strange mushroom-shaped deep-sea animals were collected offshore South Australia. Read More ›
Namacalathus
Photo: The new fossils stem from a layer in the Nama Group of Namibia, by Rachel Wood via EurekAlert! No usage restrictions.

Resurrecting Namacalathus as an Ediacaran Animal

The new fossils stem from a layer in the Nama Group of Namibia, just below an ash bed that could be radiometrically dated to 547.32 ± 0.65 million years. Read More ›
animal embryo
Photo: Some believe microfossils could be animal embryos; by Sebastian Willman, via EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/248210.php?from=483256

First Animals? Fossils Won’t Fit Cambrian Evolution

Evolutionists are still fighting over the first animals. Each new fossil creates new questions, but there is one constant: bluffing that Darwinism is true. Read More ›
Ventral death-mask of Kimberella quadrata
Ventral death-mask of Kimberella quadrata
Kimberella quadrata, an Edicaran organism, by Masahiro miyasaka / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Bechly Series: No Ancestors for Cambrian Animals; Darwin’s Doubt Remains

I urge you to review this important series. Humbly place it at the feet of your favorite Darwinist, atheist, or theistic evolutionist. Read More ›

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