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To: ican'tbelieveit; VadeRetro
But wait, doesn't part of evolution theory state that dinosaurs (the species that "evolved" into these birds)were wiped out during a possible asteroid hitting the earth; something that caused mass death of the dinosaurs. If this happened, how did they have enough time to evolve into another species? Or had they already evolved? But that poses a problem. If this did occur, how did these other species survive?

Why are you threatened by people questioning this?

Before I frame this one I want to suggest you look at the timeline of bird evolution (at least 200 mya) and dinosaur extinction (65mya).

351 posted on 03/12/2003 6:24:29 PM PST by Nebullis
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To: Nebullis; ican'tbelieveit
Apparently any crazy objection anyone can make up disproves all of science since 1859.

Or had they already evolved?

Yes.

But that poses a problem. If this did occur, how did these other species survive?

In at least one mass extinction case (at the Permian-Triassic boundary about 250 mya) 90 percent of all the species on earth were wiped out, but (so far) there hasn't been a 100 percenter. Why dinos, but not birds and little insectivore mammals? I not only don't know, but don't know if anyone does. Doesn't mean it didn't happen. Not even a real problem for the idea that it did happen, just an interesting question.

354 posted on 03/12/2003 6:35:45 PM PST by VadeRetro
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