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Chapter 11: Do the Fossils Support Evolutionary Theory or
Validate the Flood?

Connect…

When Charles Darwin and his grandfather, Erasmus, began to postulate the theory of evolution,
paleontology was in its infancy. Mary Anning, born in 1799, was the first to discover a documented
dinosaur skeleton. Darwin postulated that all life forms evolved from common ancestors, and
therefore, the fossil record should be replete with animals and plants that would be transitional
between one type of species and another. We should find fish that develop lungs and can walk on land
to eventually become amphibians. We should find half reptiles turning into birds. In fact, if we find
enough fossils, we should be totally confused about identifying any of the animals of the past, as they
will all be in the process of evolving into another life form.

Now, 170 years later, we have found billions of fossils, and so far, while we do find unique extinct
animals, we have not found a link between the major types of plants and animals today. What does this
say about the theory that Darwin popularized?

Objectives…

1. The student should be able to describe the process of fossilization. You should be able to explain
how the process occurs.

2. The student should be able to explain the Geological Column created by evolutionary scientists and
see how it is a fabrication to confuse millions of students learning about geology.

3. The student should be able to state two hypotheses: if evolution is true, what should the fossil
record look like, and if cataclysmic creationism is true, what should the fossil record look like.

The Lesson ...

Do the fossils support the evolutionary theory or validate the flood?

Introduction

When Darwin wrote his “Origin of Species,” relatively few fossils had been unearthed, and none had
given even a shade of proof of his theory. Now, over 160 years later, scientists have unearthed millions
of fossils, and still, none can be identified as an intermediate life form between the major plant and
animal groups.

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