Mod 10:Evolution the Challenge of the Fossil Record:

Predictions of the fossil record

A. Evolutionary model—transitional forms

1. Microscopic organisms to multicellular organisms to complex invertebrates

2. Invertebrates to fish

3. Fish to amphibians

4. Amphibians to reptiles

5. Reptiles to birds and mammals

Should We Expect To Find Transitional Forms In The Fossil Record? Back to Genesis
Supplemental Reading
A Critique of the Theropod Ancestry of Birds (Sidebar 1)

B. Creation model

1. Abrupt appearance of fully-formed plants and animals

2. Variation within kind; no intermediates

Abrupt Appearance Idea (Sidebar 2)
Startling Discoveries Support Creation Impact
When Did the Fossils Die? Back to Genesis
Supplemental Reading