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THE TRANSITIONAL-FORM DILEMMA

With the discovery of a
living coelacanth, very
detailed studies were
made of it.

clearly reveals that there was no evolutionary process from the simple
to the complex in this fish’s natural history, as the theory of evolution
would have us believe.

Another Blow to Evolution Theory from
Another Blow to Evolution Theory from
the Coelacanth: Blood Characteristics
the Coelacanth: Blood Chharacteristics
In 1966, one coelacanth was frozen immediately after being
caught. Scientists who studied the fish’s blood were astonished to find
the coelacanth had blood like a shark’s!
All bony fish apart from the coelacanth meet their need for water
by drinking sea water and expelling the excess salt from their bodies.
The system in the coelacanth’s body, however, is like that of the shark, a
member of the cartilaginous fish family (Chondrichthyes). The shark
converts the ammonia released as a result of protein breakdown into
urea, and maintains levels of urea in its blood that would be lethal to
human beings. It regulates the levels of these substances according to

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