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Here is what we observe as we examine the fossil record…

1. Abrupt appearance of animals.

All the different, basic kinds of animals appear abruptly and are fully
functional in the strata, with no proof of ancestors. This is often
referred to as the Cambrian Explosion, which refers to the great
quantity and diversity of life found in what is called the Cambrian
layer of the geologic column. Scientists date the Cambrian age in the
geologic time scale as being about 541 million years old. lxxxi What is
really interesting is not just what is found in this layer but also in the
layers above it and what is not found in the layers under it. The Cambrian layer has virtually every
phylum known to man. Yes, all major body plans and enormous varieties of each coexist in this layer.
No evolutionary sequence here; they are all coexistent simultaneously.
"Evolution requires intermediate forms between species, and paleontology does not provide them." lxxxii
(David Kitts, paleontologist and Evolutionist). Darwin was embarrassed by the fossil record. It contains
no proof for the macroevolution of animals. ‘

All the animal phyla, including chordate fish, are now known as fossils in the Cambrian System. No
ancestral forms can be found for the protozoans, arthropods, brachiopods, mollusks, bryozoans,
coelenterates, sponges, annelids, echinoderms, or chordates. These phyla appear in the fossil record
fully formed and distinct, in better agreement with the concept of "multiple, abrupt beginnings"
(creation) than with the notion of "descent from a common ancestor"
(evolution). lxxxiii

2. Plants appear abruptly, too.
Evolutionist Edred J.H. Corner: "… I still think that to the unprejudiced, the
fossil record of plants is in favor of special creation." lxxxiv Scientists have
been unable to find an Evolutionary history (beginning to end) for even
one group of modern plants.

3. Animals unchanged.
Contrary to common belief, most fossils are not of extinct types of animals. Most fossils are very similar
(and often totally identical) to creatures living today. It is said there are many more living species of
animals than there are types known only as fossils. If Evolution is true, one may wonder why the case is
not just the reverse! Evolutionary history is supposed to be filled with temporary, intermediate stages of
evolution, from amoeba to man.

For example, fossils that are considered 200 million years old, such as the shark, are identical to today’s
sharks. So, scientists consider sharks “living fossils” because of the lack of change observed. lxxxv

4. Sufficient fossils.
Most large Natural History Museums will have a collection of several
million fossils. The total number of fossils found is in the billions.
However, there is a continuing lack of evidence for evolution despite

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