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 ›
Kimberella quadrata with associated scratch marks Type post Author Günter Bechly Date September 14, 2020 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , Adolf Seilacher, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Ediacaran biota, Ediacaran organisms, feeding apparatus, grazing, Kimberella, Kimberella series, Kimberichnus, Kimberichnus teruzzii, locomotion, microbial mats, Russia, South Australia, teeth, trace fossils, Tübingen University, White Sea Kimberella — Controversial Scratch Marks Günter Bechly September 14, 2020 Evolution 5 A former teacher of mine was the late Adolf Seilacher, who was a leading authority on trace fossils and who for obvious reasons preferred to be called "Dolf." Read More ›
Tiktaalik Type post Author Günter Bechly Date August 8, 2019 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , __edited, arthropods, biologists, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Darwin critics, dinosaurs, evolutionary biology, fish, Gerhard Mickoleit, gigantism, intelligent design, Late Cretaceous, Late Jurassic, lungfish, lungs, Morocco, paleobiology, paleontologists, sauropods, swim bladder, tiktaalik, Tübingen University, Wikipedia PBS Eons Teaches Nonsense about Evolution Günter Bechly August 8, 2019 Evolution 14 Where do you think your curious kids will look for answers to their questions about the world — in the local bookstore or online? Read More ›
