Curses. Now I am curious too.
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Would discovery of species previously thought to be extinct impact the theory of evolution?
- Thread starter Dan From Smithville
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Stromatolites! Not worm thingies but micro organism thingies, no wonder my google search wouldn't work.
https://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/Stromatolites-and-other-evidence-1666.aspx
See I'm not crazy!
Cannot comment on the latter, but I do find the stromatolites interesting.
I have been thinking about this. Do you mean by previously unknown traits ones that have no antecedent in the record? I suppose that would make it a possibility, but not definite. Occasionally, rarely, even new phylla are discovered.
I've been doing a bit of reading this morning on living fossils and much of what I thought I knew is wrong. However they show our understanding of fossils is good.
I am hoping that someone will come on and offer a defense to the idea that such discoveries challenge theory, but it looks like there are no takers so far. Perhaps the argument has become so old and widely refuted that even diehards no longer see it as fruitful.
Wouldn't is just be evidence that our knowledge of fossils is correct?
It is that. But even that can be overturned. The coelacanth is from a group of fish known to science only from fossils prior to the 1930's. Our knowledge of those fossils has not changed. Only that the group turns out not to be extinct entirely.
Yes. A fish from an ancient lineage, thought to be extinct prior to the early 20th Century.
It's hard to hold a discussion when everyone agrees. How's the weather over your way?
I have noticed that. I figured there would be more takers.
The weather is fine. Sunny, cool. I am not. Some sort of sinus infection. I'll have to cancel my tour like Billy Idol has had to.
I am miserable from the nose up. But otherwise fine.
How is your weather?
Bummer but your anecdote has just made me remember there was a local glam rock group from around here many years ago. A friend played guitar with them, he no longer wears the spandex but I'll see if they want to reform and join your tour.
Fine and sunny after months of rain. A few more days of this weather and I might be able to mow without bogging the mower.
I rather like that. Needs more cowbell though.
Maybe you should see about getting some sort of swamp buggy attachement.
If he doesn't mind hooking up with a tour by a neverwas no talent, I'm good with it.
I know what the problem is. I don't have any slides.