That is the first post where we can agree.
So if you believe there is a fossil record, how old is it?
I believe it is, for the most part, as old as the great flood. I believe it was brought about by a great flood, as this would explain both the (somewhat) jumbled nature of the contents and the pattern (strata) in which it was laid down. There are strata, but even these are not perfectly aligned as one might think if it came about merely through millions of years of nature acting consistently with respect to the environment.