Creationism vs. Evolution | The Fossil Record Supports Evolution

David A. Thomas is a professional sculptor who has produced detailed scientific replicas of dinosaurs and other ancient life forms for museums all over the world. An avid fossil enthusiast, he described his study of a Paluxy River trackway showing a theropod attack on a sauropod dinosaur in a feature article in the December 1997 Scientific American.

Summary: The argument by creationists that gaps in the fossil record invalidate the concept of evolution has little merit. For one thing, fossils are not plentiful since fossilization is dependent upon a complicated...

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