Re: Evolution!! (D. Howes)
Bill Payne (bpayne@voyageronline.net)
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 20:35:48 -0600> Ed Brayton: Ron, what theory other than evolution provides a coherent explanation for > the order of appearance of fauna on the earth? Is it just a
> coincidence that the first animals to appear on earth were single-celled
> creatures? Is it just a coincidence that the first amphibians to appear
> on earth look the most like fish and they become progressively less
> fish-like in order of appearance in more recent strata? That pattern is
> repeated in every group, by the way. The first reptiles to appear are
> the most amphibian like and they become increasingly different as you go
> along; the first mammals are the most reptile like, and they become
> increasingly different as you go along. What other explanation is there
> for such perfect faunal succession?
Rising flood waters.