[Virginia-American]

[referring to PH]

...Earlier he and some others went forward trying to support Haeckel's ideas about embryos. ..

Uh, not exactly.

Js1138 and I posted data that showed that Ernst Haeckel's theory was based on observation (virtually identical-looking vertebrate embryos, laryngeal nerve). Ichneumon posted more details about his theory and the appearance of his drawings in textbooks.

But no-one has supported his theories here; in fact, no biologist has supported them in the last 100-odd years

[js1138]

I'm still waiting for someone to tell me exactly where the inaccuracies are in the drawings. I'm not denying there are inaccuracies, just waiting for someone to point out where they are and why they are critical.

[tallhappy]

But no-one has supported his theories here; in fact, no biologist has supported them in the last 100-odd years

Yes, although perhaps less than 100.

That's what I found so strange about certain people here stating and arguing/defending "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny".