[allmendream]

“Further (Darwin) believed that the fossil record would prove him correct or incorrect. On the basis of the fossil record since his book he is loosing the battle.” tongass kid

So far you have yet to provide any example of what you mean.

[tongass kid]

Your explanation of the Cambrian explosion enlightens one to your understanding of the fossil record.

[tongass kid]

Darwin was convinced that the fossil record would prove him right. He believed numerous transition forms would be found, deposited in a orderly fashion with respect to time. He truly believed that because large gaps were present that the many small gaps would be easily found. The Cambian explosion is not what Darwin would expect. The irregular time deposition of fossils has been attempted to be explained by punctuated equilibrium (now discredited). Paleontologists would agree that the fossil record that Darwin so heavily counted on finding does not exist and will in all likelihood never be found. Further, the more fossil are found it becomes more apparent that Darwin's dream fossils do not exist. Dr. Ayala (professor of Genetics, (University of California) said it well ...”but I am now convinced from what the paleontologist say that small changes do not not accumulate” Hence, we see the serious discussion of evolution center more in the field of genetics rather than the fossil record.