Newly found species fills evolutionary gap between fish and land animals

EurekAlert (AAAS) ^ | 05 April 2006 | Staff

[yellowdoghunter]

Oh, and another thing....God does not make mistakes.

[CarolinaGuitarman]

"I must say that I hope scientists continue to talk down to people, assume they are stupid, etc...it only bolsters the argument that scientists think they are smarter than God."

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

[Zavien Doombringer]

Ummm, is that sarcasm?

[Zavien Doombringer]

I use velcro tipped nref darts...

[Condorman]

There is that word again [theory]. Evolution is just someone's idea, not a fact.

By your logic Music Theory means that music is "just someone's idea" and it must not exist.

[SlowBoat407]

Ummm, is that sarcasm?

Nooooo!

[jennyp]

Normally I find animals that look like they are in-between major phyla somewhat icky & threatening. But those mudskippers are sooooooooo cuuuuuuuute!!!

[Zavien Doombringer]

no it doesn't, that the evidence of God's Global Flood invalidates any of mankinds means of rationalizing it away.

[yellowdoghunter]

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You are right, they shouldn't. It is a fact that the glass will break...:)

[PatrickHenry]

But it's "JUST a THEORY" . A few of you really ought to read this.

[CarolinaGuitarman]

" You are right, they shouldn't. It is a fact that the glass will break...:)"

Advice anti-science antievos should take to heart.

[Junior]

That "speculation" is based on lots of evidence, both in the fossil record and through the study of extent creatures. The fossil tracks and the structure of the skeleton can tell us how the critter moved, and even how fast. Comparisons with modern animals can tell us how massive it was. Skin imprints (not uncommon for dinosaurs) give us a clue as to what it actually looked like. Fossilized remains of newborns tells us how independent the animal was after hatching; and the occasional remains of a parent with a nest provide clues as to the gestational habits of the critter. The teeth can tell us if it was a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore. The ratio of elements in the fossilized bones can tell us if it lived in fresh water or salt water (for waterborne animals), and give a clue as to its diet. Gastroliths found with fossilized remains also give clues as to diet. Fossilized nesting sites and the jumbled remains of drowned animals clue us into their social structure.

In other words, very little of the stuff you see scientists commenting on with regards to extinct fauna are pure speculation. Most of it is drawn from careful study of thousands of little clues.

[Zavien Doombringer]

and cloning does what? gives rise to a like being made out of the same cells from a donor. Meaning that the clone is not an individual, yet a likeness of the host?

Then you cannot make a true clone, due to the fact that by age, clones are not alike either.

[Junior]

Dude, I wrote that. I just filked the tune.

[yellowdoghunter]

WOW! Now on to "MUSIC THEORY".....I avoided that class in college because I refused to waste my money on it, which is what I think it is, a bunch of bologna.

Of course, most of the people who I knew that took the class did so for an easy credit.

What more is there to really say about "Music THEORY"??? It is hogwash!

[highball]

No, I was beautifully and wonderfully made in God's image. I hope that doesn't cause you to melt or anything...:)

Melt? Why should it? Even the Vatican admits that acknowledging the existence of evolution is not incompatible with religion.

Perhaps you have chosen to believe the creationist canard that all scientists are atheists or that the ToE is some atheist plot to undermine faith. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

If you are not a clone, you are living proof that species evolve.

[yellowdoghunter]

Well, I am still not going to go back and read it. Maybe that fits into the "Music THEORY"...:) LOL!

[Lurking Libertarian]

If you are not a clone, you are living proof that species evolve.

Yellowdoghunter thinks he is a clone.