Sorry, no. "My position is right because all the top scientists agree with me" is an argument from authority, but that doesn't make my position wrong. "You're wrong because you're a creationist" is an ad hominem, but that doesn't make your position right.
exDemMom didn't say she was right because those sources agreed with her. She made her own arguments for evolution. She just recommended further reading if you wanted to understand them.
I don’t recall her making any arguments, however. And they certainly do not match my own college experience with respect to being taught about evolution, which comes from community and state colleges; the professors there were (and still are, to my recollection) very even-handed and emphasized the scientific method.