Types of Fossils
Cambrian Explosion in the Burgess Shale
The problem for evolutionists is how could all of these fossils, so many unique species, many in unique phyla with unique body plans, have so suddenly in a veritable geologic instant have evolved. This has been called the “Cambrian explosion,”
Messel Pit Controversy
The Messel Pit is a fossil graveyard in which a wide variety of animals and plants are exquisitely preserved. Evolutionists believe the fossils in the Messel Pit reveal the secrets of mammalian evolutionary success. We do owe a lot of our knowledge of these species to the Messel Pit, but the fossils do not track the evolution of mammals.
Saber-Toothed Squirrel Discovered Among Dinosaurs
Many evolutionists think the existence of small mammals in the same strata as dinosaurs proves mammals were early in their evolutionary history. Why would a primitive mammal necessarily be small? Actually, larger mammals are found in those “old” layers too.
Fossilized Pregnant Sea Monster
The fossil record does not reveal whales or plesiosaurs evolving from land-based ancestors. God created the swimming creatures each fully equipped to swim and to reproduce after its kind. Based on this pregnant plesiosaur, we now can say that at least some plesiosaurs bore live young.
News About Types of Fossils
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Nov. 4, 2019 from Ken Ham Blog
Scientists studying fossil deposits in Morocco recently announced a stunning new find—a series of trilobites fossilized in a single-file line.
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Aug. 22, 2019 from Ken Ham Blog
The newest example of so-called “convergent evolution” is the eyes of crane flies and humans, supposedly as revealed by the fossil record.
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July 18, 2019 from Ken Ham Blog
A recent news article about a fossilized lily, the supposed oldest ever discovered (115 million years), reported the fossil looked just like. . . a lily.
Articles About Types of Fossils
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April 14, 2019 from Answers Magazine
Anyone who doubts there was once a “lost world” during the ice age simply needs to visit the La Brea Tar Pits in downtown L.A.
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Book Chapter3.7 Summary: Fossil KindsMarch 28, 2016 from Creation: Facts of Life
When it comes to fossils, creation has passed the scientific test with flying colors.
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Book Chapter3.4 Fossil PlantsMarch 28, 2016 from Creation: Facts of Life
Did you ever wonder what kind of plants the dinosaurs tromped around on? The answer may surprise you.
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Book Chapter3.2 What Kinds?March 28, 2016 from Creation: Facts of Life
According to evolution, the boundaries between kinds should blur as we look further and further back into their fossil history.
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In-Depth ArticleMercuriceratops Delivers a Message from the PastJune 28, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Does Mercuriceratops, like its mythological namesake messenger of the gods, bring us a mythological message from an evolutionary past?
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In-Depth ArticleSecrets of the Messel Pit, a Fossil GraveyardJan. 4, 2014 from Answers in Depth
The Messel Pit preserves animals suddenly and catastrophically buried in the wake of the global Flood.
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First Life on EarthNov. 25, 2013 from News to Know
Microbially-induced sedimentary structures (MISS) in ancient Australian Archean rock match marks made by modern microbes.
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Research PaperBurgess Shale’s Cambrian Fossils Should Change Our View of EvolutionNov. 14, 2013 from News to Know
Smithsonian’s list of historic icons that shaped America credits the Burgess Shale with putting us in our rightful place.
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“Primitive” Mammal Reveals Advanced Designs Instead of Evolutionary BeginningSept. 9, 2013 from News to Know
Like modern rodents, “primitive” multituberculates were already fully equipped to go anywhere and eat anything.
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Local Laboratory Restores Trilobite FossilsDec. 8, 2012 from News to Know
Local laboratory restores trilobite fossils.
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Turtles Found in Chinese Jurassic Rock LayerNov. 3, 2012 from News to Know
1,800 turtles violently swept into a watery grave: found in Chinese Jurassic rock layer.
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Sept. 26, 2012 from Answers Magazine
How skilled are you at properly handling the Word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15)? Would you know how to answer these questions?
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Saber-Toothed Squirrel Discovered Among DinosaursNov. 12, 2011 from News to Know
Saber-toothed skulls surprise paleontologists.
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Plesiosaur Fossils Suggest Sea Monsters Gestate Early in LifeAug. 20, 2011 from News to Know
Plesiosaur harbors a paleo-obstetrical surprise.
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Lizard Found Trapped in AmberOct. 30, 2010
We’ve all seen photographs of insects, arachnids, and other small creatures trapped in amber. But a lizard?
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Magazine Department ArticleNo Brain DrainJuly 1, 2009 from Answers Magazine
Researchers have discovered a fossilized fish brain in Kansas.
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Technical Research Paper“In-Place” Fossils by ChanceSept. 17, 2008, pp. 95–98
Considering the fact that most fossils are not “in-place,” how often do those that appear to be “in-place” come up that way by chance?
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Fossilized Plumage Adds to the Creation/Evolution ControversyJuly 19, 2008
What could the plumage of extinct birds have to do with the creation/evolution controversy?
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Book ChapterPetrified Forests in YellowstoneJuly 17, 2008 from Wonders of Geology
The petrified forests in Yellowstone were revealed when the edge of a cliff eroded, leaving many layers of stone trees visible.
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Bat Fossil Disproves Long-Standing Evolutionary QuestionFeb. 16, 2008 from News to Know
Evolutionists’ question of which came first, bat echolocation (like sonar) or bat flight, has finally been answered—we just know that’s a question that’s been on your mind for a while!
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Teeth When There Should Be NoneAug. 25, 2007
A collection of nine fossilized teeth found in Ethiopia is overturning previous evolutionary thought, reports the BBC.
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Does This Evolutionary Claim Have Any Legs?April 21, 2006
A recent AP article on a new fossil find claims that "snakes evolved on land rather than in the sea.”
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Magazine ArticleFossil FacadeJune 1, 2001, pp. 47–48
Recently, there have been reports of two fossils that are not all they appear to be!
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Magazine ArticleFossil Jellyfish in AustraliaJune 1, 1981, pp. 31–32
How did this jellyfish get fossilized in a sandstone?
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