Reality exists.
Fossils exist. You can categorize them, compare them to geological strata, and generally deduce with certainty that newer ones must have “came from” older ones.
Universe exists. You can observe it, measure it, time it, and conclude that what we see can’t possibly fit in a 10,000 year old timeframe.
Is the computer (phone, tablet, laptop, whatever) sitting in front of you existing & functioning as a matter of religion? or fact?
Even if the geological “column” were an accurate measure of temporal progression, and even if there were truly the appearance of transition from one species to another, such transition is only a possible explanation, not a necessary one.