18Oct 2024 by Post

Fossil Friday: Chitinozoa — Enigmatic Microfossils from the Paleozoic Era

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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. Source
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14Apr 2023 by Post

Fossil Friday: The Abrupt Origin of Butterflies

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This phenomenon could rightfully be called a Tertiary Butterfly Explosion analogous to the Cambrian Explosion of animal phyla. Source
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12Jun 2021 by Post

Darwin’s “Abominable Mystery” Is Not Alone: Gaps Everywhere!

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There is clearly a pattern of discontinuities that requires an adequate explanation, and Darwinism is not it. Source
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