Tag: great Ordovician biodiversification event

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
October 18, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, animal phyla, asexual reproduction, Cambrian Explosion, chitin, Early Cambrian, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, microfossils, protists, Silurian Period, single-celled organisms, sudden appearance, Sweden, transitional fossils}

Fossil Friday: Chitinozoa — Enigmatic Microfossils from the Paleozoic Era

_{Günter Bechly
October 18, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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We may now add the mysterious Chitinozoa to this ever-growing list of products of the burst of biological creativity in the Early Cambrian. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 10, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Paleontology
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", abduction, anomalies, artifacts, Avalon explosion, Cambrian Explosion, Canada, Carboniferous Insect Explosion, Charles Darwin, Climbing Mount Improbable, Daniel Dennett, Darwin's Doubt, Devonian Nekton Revolution, explosions, Fossil Friday (series), George Gaylord Simpson, GOBE, gradualism, great Ordovician biodiversification event, Lower Cambrian, molecular biology, natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, paleontology, photosynthesis, population genetics, predictions, random mutations, revolutions, Richard Dawkins, Richard Lewontin, specified complexity, Stephen Jay Gould, Stephen Meyer, The Greatest Show on Earth}

Fossil Friday: Discontinuities in the Fossil Record — A Problem for Neo-Darwinism

_{Günter Bechly
May 10, 2024

Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Paleontology

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The fossil record generally documents a discontinuous history of life with sudden appearances of new body plans and new forms of life in saltational events. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 12, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australia, bioRxiv, Bryozoa, bryozoans, Cambrian Explosion, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinists, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, green algae, Metazoa, ontogeny, paleontology, Porifera, sponges, Stephen Meyer}

Fossil Friday: Update on Cambrian Bryozoans

_{Günter Bechly
January 12, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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The authors emphasize that “the origin of the bryozoans remains a mystery” but explicitly confirm the reality of the Cambrian Explosion. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
November 24, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, bilaterians, body plans, Bryozoa, Cambrian animals, Cambrian Explosion, chordates, evolution, evolutionary biology, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, green algae, invertebrates, Lower Cambrian, metazoans, microCT, molecular clock studies, moss animals, Nevada, Ohio, paleontology, South China, tentacles}

Fossil Friday: Cambrian Bryozoa Come and Go

_{Günter Bechly
November 24, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

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This is a field that often has more in common with the interpretation of inkblots in Rorschach tests than with hard science. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
November 29, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, animals, birds, body plans, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Casey Luskin, Darwin's Doubt, Dave Farina, Douglas Erwin, Ediacaran fauna, Ediacaran Period, evolution, Fortunian, fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, homology, insects, Nick Matzke, phylum, Professor Dave, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, synapomorphy, The Blind Watchmaker, wings, YouTubers}

Untangling “Professor Dave’s” Confusion about the Cambrian Explosion

_{Günter Bechly
November 29, 2022

Evolution, Paleontology

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We have seen the absurdly low quality of this individual’s video. But there is much more. I have added timecodes in square brackets for easier reference. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 27, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Avalon explosion, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Charles Darwin, Ediacaran Period, evolution, fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, intelligent design, Kimberella quadrata, polyphyly, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, Triassic period, universal common descent}

Bechly: The “Explosive” Pattern in the Fossil Record, and What It Means

_{David Klinghoffer
February 27, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Unlike the more traditional evolutionary view, ID hasn’t assumed the shape of a living fossil from an antique age. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 20, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, biodiversification, Cambrian Explosion, common descent, Darwinian theory, fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, Günter Bechly, ID the Future, intelligent design, paleontology, phyla, podcast, Sarah Chaffee, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution}

Bechly: In the Fossil Record, “Abrupt Appearances Are the Rule”

_{David Klinghoffer
February 20, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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The notable German paleontologist discusses a fact that, frankly, doesn’t get anywhere near the attention it should. Read More ›