Page 74 - The Transitional Form Dilemma

THE TRANSITIONAL-FORM DILEMMA

Ichthyosaurs were marine reptiles spe-
cially designed to live in deep waters.
There is absolutely no evidence of these
creatures’ imaginary evolutionary ances-
tors in the fossil record. Left: a 200-mil-
lion-year-old Ichthyosaur fossil.

When evolutionists fail to find their expectations confirmed, they
attempt to save the theory by making statements of that sort. The fact
is, though, that findings from the fossil record clearly show that no evo-
lution ever occured.

• Another difference between reptiles and Ichthyosaurs is the
number of vertebrae in the front part of their spines. There are only up
to 20 vertebrae in the front of reptile spines, but up to 40 in the
Ichthyosaur. In other words, during the so-called evolutionary process,
the mutations that supposedly affected these creatures must have
given them an extra 20 vertebrae, in addition to all other changes.
Again, as you might expect, there are no fossil traces of reptiles that
demonstrate a transitional number of vertebrae (creatures with 25, 30
or 35 vertebrae, for instance).

• Animals that hunt in the open sea can only find very limited
amounts of prey. They need to swim in a very productive, energy-effi-
cient manner. A tail-like fin is ideal for such swimming. The animal
waves its fin like a stern oar to increase its mobility. Ichthyosaurs pos-
sessed just such a fin. Yet there is no fossil trace of any biological struc-
ture that could represent a forerunner of such a fin.

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