Dawkins on intermediate fossils

Amanda — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:31:57 +0000

I hear this a lot — “Where are all the intermediate fossils?” — and there’s PLENTY of physical evidence of them, everywhere, as shown by Dawkins during his visit to the University of Nebraska State Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska. This is simply in addition to the 47-million-year-old human ancestor, Ida, or Darwinius massilae, found in Messel Pit, Germany. So if you question the idea that animals evolved over millions of years, good grief — just go to a natural history museum.

Meet Ida, transitional fossil

Amanda — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:22:01 +0000

And another piece of the Jenga-like Intelligent Design monstrosity is removed. Watch it crumble under the weight of a transitional fossil!

Scientists have found a 47-million-year-old human ancestor. Discovered in Messel Pit, Germany, the fossil, described as Darwinius masillae, is 20 times older than most fossils that explain human evolution.

Known as “Ida,” the fossil is a transitional species — it shows characteristics from the very primitive non-human evolutionary line (prosimians, such as lemurs), but is more related to the human evolutionary line (anthropoids, such as monkeys, apes and humans). At 95% complete, the fossil provides the most complete understanding of the paleobiology of any Eocene primate so far discovered.

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Dawkins on intermediate fossils

Meet Ida, transitional fossil