Fact Check: Hawaiian Silverswords Fail the Species Pair Challenge

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Even though the differences appear superficially striking, they do not involve any novel body plans (i.e., no new proteins, new tissues, or new organs). Source
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Happy New Year! #1 Story of 2021: Cambrian Explosion Goes Nuclear

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Here are two very interesting updates to my recent articles on alleged Ediacaran animals and the Cambrian Explosion. Source
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Evans et al. (2021): All Four Examples Debunked

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Evans et al. (2021) seem to have been well aware of the circular reasoning in their argument. Source
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#2 Story of 2020: Kimberella Is No Solution to the Cambrian Conundrum

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None of the Cambrian animal phyla is represented in the Ediacaran fossil record. Source
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Kimberella Is No Solution to the Cambrian Conundrum

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The fossil record speaks clearly and cries out loud: the history of life on Earth is a history of saltations. Source
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Reconstructing Kimberella — The Disputed Anatomy in Detail

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Fossils often leave much room for very different interpretations of relatively poor evidence. Source
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