(May 4, 2017 at 8:57 am)Grandizer Wrote:(May 4, 2017 at 8:08 am)alpha male Wrote: Sure, but that's not what happens in any meaningful way. Fossils are found and then fitted as best they can into the existing record.
Tiktaalik was an attempt at actually making a prediction, but in the end it was wrong.
Depends on what prediction you're talking about exactly. As far as evolution and speciation goes (broadly), it was a successful prediction. If you're referring to some other theory, then maybe the prediction it did propose ended up being wrong, but you need to specify what you're referring to so I know what to say in response.
A prediction was made that a certain type of fossil (lobe-finned fish with characteristics that could be useful for transition to land) would be found in a certain place, that place being based on habitat (shallow water) and age (before first tetrapod).
But, after it was found, tetrapod fossils were found which were 10 million years older.
