RE: What The Bible Really Teaches About Hell
December 2, 2008 at 5:13 am
(This post was last modified: December 2, 2008 at 5:29 am by leo-rcc.)
Daystar: That is pure nonsense.
The first specimen of Archaeopteryx was discovered in a limestone quarry in southern Germany, and it was studied by scientists throughout Europe. Early writers, such as Thomas Henry Huxley, immediately noticed that Archaeopteryx was an intermediate form.
* It had bird characters, feathers and wings.
* It also had reptilian characters, the skeleton of a small theropod (flesh-eating) dinosaur, with a long bony tail, fingers with claws on the leading edge of the wing, and teeth in the jaws.
The role of Archaeopteryx has been debated ever since 1861. Is it really a missing link between reptiles and birds, or is it just a bird and not a missing link at all?
A further seven skeletons have come to light, and all of them confirm that Huxley was correct.
In addition, fantastic new specimens of birds have been found in Spain and China, which are some 30 or 40 million years younger than Archaeopteryx, and they are more bird-like, exactly as an evolutionist predicts.
The new Spanish and Chinese birds have short bony tails, and their hand claws are reduced - they are becoming more bird-like.
The Chinese localities have not only produced amazing new birds, but also new dinosaur specimens with feathers!
These new specimens clinch the argument. Archaeopteryx is no longer on its own, a single species that attests to the reality of an evolutionary transition from reptiles to birds. Below it, on the evolutionary tree, stretch countless theropod dinosaurs that become ever more birdlike through time, and above it stretch numerous bird species that bridge every step of the way from Archaeopteryx to fully-fledged birds. A long series of fossils through the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, a span of 140 million years, document the evolutionary transition from reptile to bird.
Also a nice one to read:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...140418.htm
The first specimen of Archaeopteryx was discovered in a limestone quarry in southern Germany, and it was studied by scientists throughout Europe. Early writers, such as Thomas Henry Huxley, immediately noticed that Archaeopteryx was an intermediate form.
* It had bird characters, feathers and wings.
* It also had reptilian characters, the skeleton of a small theropod (flesh-eating) dinosaur, with a long bony tail, fingers with claws on the leading edge of the wing, and teeth in the jaws.
The role of Archaeopteryx has been debated ever since 1861. Is it really a missing link between reptiles and birds, or is it just a bird and not a missing link at all?
A further seven skeletons have come to light, and all of them confirm that Huxley was correct.
In addition, fantastic new specimens of birds have been found in Spain and China, which are some 30 or 40 million years younger than Archaeopteryx, and they are more bird-like, exactly as an evolutionist predicts.
The new Spanish and Chinese birds have short bony tails, and their hand claws are reduced - they are becoming more bird-like.
The Chinese localities have not only produced amazing new birds, but also new dinosaur specimens with feathers!
These new specimens clinch the argument. Archaeopteryx is no longer on its own, a single species that attests to the reality of an evolutionary transition from reptiles to birds. Below it, on the evolutionary tree, stretch countless theropod dinosaurs that become ever more birdlike through time, and above it stretch numerous bird species that bridge every step of the way from Archaeopteryx to fully-fledged birds. A long series of fossils through the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, a span of 140 million years, document the evolutionary transition from reptile to bird.
Also a nice one to read:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...140418.htm
Quote:Putting more meat on the theory that dinosaurs' closest living relatives are modern-day birds, molecular analysis of a shred of 68-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex protein -- along with that of 21 modern species -- confirms that dinosaurs share common ancestry with chickens, ostriches, and to a lesser extent, alligators.
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Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
