There is no fossil evidence for transition from reptile maxilla to mammal ear bones
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Claim
There is no fossil evidence for transition from reptile maxilla to mammal ear bones.
Source
- Anon. Life--How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or By Creation?. Brooklyn, NewYork (1985): Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. pp. 80-81.
- Hitching, Francis. The Neck of the Giraffe. New Haven, Connecticut (1982): Ticknor & Fields. p. 21.
- Gish, Duane (1978). Evolution? The Fossils Say No! Public School Edition, San Diego: Creation-Life Publishers. (not verified)
Responses
- There are several fossil examples of these transitions listed at the Talk.Origins Transitional Vertebrate Fossils FAQ.
- Despite the creationist obsession with fossils, there are other forms of evidence. For example, in every mammal, including humans, the embryo develops a reptilian jaw, then the bones separate and two move to the inner ear. An intelligent designer would have no need of such a convoluted system.
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Fallacies contained in this claim
- Suppressed Evidence (of transitional fossils in this lineage)
- Argument from Incredulity (lack of evidence is not negative evidence)
External links
- Cuffey, Clifford A. (June 7, 2001). The Fossil Record: Evolution or “Scientific Creation”. GCSSEPM.
- Theobald, Douglas. 29+ Evidences for Macroevolution. Talk.Origins.
