Contrasting creationism and evolution.
If creationism is correct, all living species were preserved on the ark during the flood, and, on release, would have radiated from the place of the ark's landing.
So we should see a progression across the world from the middle east - it's possible that fast-moving animals made it to Australia, America and Asia in the few thousand years since the flood. Slow-moving and sedentary creatures (think of sloths and earthworms, for instance) would be found closer to the middle east.
But this is not so. Australia is the *only* place you'll find marsupial macropods (wallabies, kangaroos) and the platypus. You will find echidnas in PNG as well as Australia. Since these species are not found nearer to the Middle East (neither living nor fossil), the post-diluvian radiation is shown to be false.
Now, if post-diluvian radiation is false, then the alternative - evolution by natural selection - becomes the most plausible remaining explanation for the dispersion of particular groups of species, such as the macropods and monotremes.
Creationism is further counfounded by pathogens. Remember that *all* creatures not on the ark were drowned. Their pathogens (lice, worms, bacteria, viruses) would also have persished.
Since we do still have lice, worms, bacteria and viruses, these must have been carried by their preferred hosts on the ark. Given the rapid death that follows infection by any number of deadly human diseases, how come *anyone* survived while carrying bubonic plague, typhoid, cholera, etc. And if God immunised Noah and his family against these pathogens, where did our immunity vanish to?
swag bissh
Which model of evolution shows change over a relatively short period of time
fossil evidence is when scientist study fossils to figure out how the animal died how it evoled
There is plenty of fossil records and observable speciation to provide evidence for Evolution. Within the scientific community there is little to no debate on whether evolution is wrong. No concrete evidence has been provided by anyone to dispute the claims of evolution since its formulation by Darwin, otherwise it would have been discarded through the scientific method.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------While the above is right, observation and scientific studies provide evidence and arguments to the theory.
evolution
swag bissh
Paleontological and archeological evidence about hominid evolution.
There is no single piece of evidence that definitively disproves evolution. The theory of evolution is supported by a vast amount of evidence from various scientific fields, including genetics, paleontology, and comparative anatomy. Any challenges to the theory of evolution would need to provide substantial evidence and be subject to rigorous scientific scrutiny.
how does the fossil record provide evidence for evolution?!
Establishes relative position of sedimentary rock.
the beaks were different on every island
Rock strata reveal changes. Some strata in a particular region might contain shallow sea organisms, overlain by strata containing deep sea organisms, and these in turned are overlaid by strata that are clearly aeolian (wind) deposits. Varying fossil compositions in overlaying sedimentary strata also indicate changes over vast stretches of time. In the John Day Fossil beds in Oregon, we can trace climate changes over millions of years. I'm not really certain what is meant by "geologic evolution." Evolution typically refers to biological evolution, although astronomers use the word "evolution" to describe the life cycle of stars. I don't recall "evolution" being used to describe geologic processes in any geology course I took.
The study of: (i) Cladistics: regional biodiversity, race circles, and geographical isolation; (ii) Genetics: DNA, chromosomes, viral insertions, common mutations; and (iii) Paleontology: fossils. These are some of the types of evidence for evolution.
A discovery that shows species appearing suddenly in the fossil record without any preceding ancestors would provide evidence against the theory of evolution. This would contradict the gradual changes in species predicted by evolution.
The study of: (i) Cladistics: regional biodiversity, race circles, and geographical isolation; (ii) Genetics: DNA, chromosomes, viral insertions, common mutations; and (iii) Paleontology: fossils. These are some of the types of evidence for evolution.
I don't believe it does! The teeth were added after the discovery.
Embryos provide evidence for evolution by showing similarities in early development among different species, suggesting a common ancestry. This supports the idea that all living organisms have evolved from a shared ancestor over time.