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The picture to the right is an artist
rendering of what
Hesperopithecus haroldcookii (ape
of the western world) looked like.
The picture was drawn from the
fossil remains found in Nebraska
1917 by geologist Harold Cook.
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The artist was Amedee Forestier.
The evidence used to draw this
picture was ONE TOOTH. Turned
out, the tooth belonged to an
extinct pig.

13.4 Let’s Practice…

1. How is the taxonomical system of Linnaeus different from that used today by
evolutionists?

2. What does ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny mean?

3. Why do most modern scientists no longer support embryological recapitulation?

4. Explain what a missing link is.

5. Since no verifiable missing links have been found, what theory did Stephen J. Gould invent?

6. Why is Archaeopteryx not a missing link between reptiles and birds?

7. Why is Tiktaalik NOT a link between the evolution of tetrapods from fish?

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