Turtle_Solnhofen Type post Author Günter Bechly Date July 1, 2022 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent DesignPaleontology Tagged , Bavaria, China, convergence, Eunotosaurus, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossils, Germany, intelligent design, lepidosaurs, Middle Permian, Middle Triassic, Neo-Darwinism, Pappochelys, phylogenetic reconstruction, reptiles, tortoises, turtles, Upper Jurassic Fossil Friday: Turtles All the Way Down Günter Bechly July 1, 2022 Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology 8 Contrary to the gradualistic expectations of Darwin’s theory, the distinct body plan of turtles appeared abruptly in the Late Triassic. Read More ›
silverfish Type post Author Günter Bechly Date June 24, 2022 CategoriesEvolutionPaleontology Tagged , amber, antennae, Baltic amber, Darwinism, Eocene Epoch, Fossil Friday (series), fossils, nested hierarchy, phylogenetics, scales, thorax Fossil Friday: New Kind of Silverfish Trapped in Sticky Resin Günter Bechly June 24, 2022 Evolution, Paleontology 3 These incongruent or homoplastic characters are a notorious problem for phylogenetics and contradict the evolutionary prediction of a nested hierarchy. Read More ›
coelacanth Type post Author Günter Bechly Date June 17, 2022 CategoriesEvolutionPaleontology Tagged , Brazil, Crato Formation, Cretaceous Period, Darwinian theory, fish, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, fossils, ID the Future, living fossils, Lower Cretaceous, mutations, natural selection, podcast Fossil Friday: A Dead “Living Fossil” Günter Bechly June 17, 2022 Evolution, Paleontology 1 Coelacanths are considered to be "living fossils," which do not sit well with Darwinian assumptions. Read More ›
Whip Spider Type post Author Günter Bechly Date June 10, 2022 CategoriesBiologyIntelligent DesignPaleontology Tagged , Araneae, Brazil, Crato Formation, Darwinists, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, intelligent design, limestone, Lower Cretaceous, morphology, phylogenetic position, spiders, whip scorpions Fossil Friday: Whip Spider from the Lower Cretaceous Günter Bechly June 10, 2022 Biology, Intelligent Design, Paleontology 1 These fossiliferous limestones are about 115 million years old. In spite of this age the animal is not primitive in any way. Read More ›
Palaeopython fischeri Type post Author Günter Bechly Date June 3, 2022 CategoriesEvolutionPaleontology Tagged , Eocene Epoch, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, fossils, Germany, Messel Fossil Friday: Large Constrictor Snake from the Eocene Günter Bechly June 3, 2022 Evolution, Paleontology 1 The fossils from this locality have to be transferred (re-embedded) into artificial resin to be preserved. Read More ›