[DittoJed2]

The discovery of any one of these would be very, very cool. However, you do realize of course that the Theory of Evolution concerns itself with when species split off from one another - it doesn't care how long a species will last before it becomes extinct?

It would be a significant find in that it SHOULD bring folks to question the sacred geological column. If a plesiosaur, a pterodactyl, or other dinosaurs really are alive today, then perhaps they didn't live millions of years ago. Perhaps, they are recent, and perhaps the dating assumptions of scientists since Hyell (the lawyer) and Darwin (failed seminarian)are wrong. Also, to say a pterodactyl or a plesiosaur are still alive would be significant because one would expect to see some evidence of evolution in these millions of years old surviving species.

[Aric2000]

Also, to say a pterodactyl or a plesiosaur are still alive would be significant because one would expect to see some evidence of evolution in these millions of years old surviving species.


No, would NOT effect evolution one bit, not one little itsy bitsy bit.

But the endangered species act would sure kick in in a hurry.