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The Cambrian Evidence That Darwin Failed to Comprehend

swim—in short, they possess no complex physiological systems.
Therefore, for a very long time in the pre-Cambrian Period, life
forms consisted only of single-celled organisms. Multi-celled organ-
isms, most of whose characteristics are still unclear, appeared at the
end of the pre-Cambrian.
In contrast to the limited nature of pre-Cambrian organisms,
those of Cambrian Period are far wider ranging and literally flour-
ishing in their diversity. This plethora of species drew the curtain on
the long period during which organisms devoid of any organs pre-
vailed, and ushered in a brand new age. Different ecosystems sup-
ported an extraordinary increase in biological complexity. During
that period, flawless varieties of shelled marine invertebrates ap-
peared at more or less the same time, and everywhere on Earth.
Anatomically, each of the living groups that emerged possessed
unique bodily structures that enable us to easily distinguish them
from one another. They comprise such distinct phyla as arthropods,
brachiopods and mollusks, some specimens of which are still living
today.
The number of phyla that appeared in the Cambrian varies ac-
cording to who is doing the interpreting, but averages around 50.
Some Cambrian organisms were equipped with highly complex
physiological structures and organs, such as compound eyes, gills,
feelers, feet and stomachs, which structures had never existed before
in any life form. In short, all the familiar forms of the hard-shelled
invertebrates we see in today’s oceans first appeared in the
Cambrian seas.
What makes the pre-Cambrian so important to evolutionists is
that they believe it can provide clues about the species, which ap-
peared in the Cambrian explosion, and offer evidence of their evo-
lution—which never actually happened. According to evolutionists,
all the ingredients of the Cambrian explosion should have appeared

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