Of more interest to me than a fleeting and scant evidence of a supposed connection between very disimiscant liar species based on a few similiar jaw bone structures that are just as plausibly uniquely created for unique species is the transitions from invertebrates to vertebrates, something you seldom see mentioned for obvious reasons.
We find the liberal subjective views of soem scientists prominently put on display and pushed in the public, yet we very seldom see the opposing views of those in the secular sciences who raise doubts about findings such as the examples you showed.
It would be better for science, and more intellectually honest of them, to present fossil records like you pointed out and to say ‘we think this is how it happened’ rather than to suggest that it is clear ‘evidence that it did happen’ this way. however, it is often presented in the latter manner, especially in forums and on lay blogs, and presernted in such a way that anyone who daresd question it will be lebelled a heritick, or worse yet- gasp- a ‘religious nutbag’
Again, nice drawings of real old critters. Do you have any actual pictures of these ear bones to post?