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Harun Yahya

large numbers of life forms that were part invertebrate and part
fish, and half-fish, half-reptile. And these intermediate life forms
must have had incomplete, partly-developed organs and struc-
tures. In addition, if such transitional species had really existed,

then their numbers must have run into the hundreds of millions,
or even billions, and their fossilized remains should be found all
over the world.
Darwin referred to these conjectural creatures as "intermedi-

ate forms." He knew perfectly well that if his theory were to be
proven, it was absolutely vital that the remains of at least a few
of these intermediate forms be discovered. He explained why
there must have been a large number of intermediate forms:

By the theory of natural selection all living species have been con-
Charles Darwin
nected with the parent-species of each genus, by differences not
greater than we see between the natural and domestic varieties of the same species at the present day... 1

Here, Darwin is saying that the differences between any "ancestor" and the "descendant" during the
supposed process of evolution should be as small as the differences in the varieties of any particular liv-
ing species (between a pedigreed spaniel and a mongrel, for instance). Therefore, if evolution had really
taken place as Darwin claimed, it must have done so by way of very small, gradual changes.

Changes in any living thing subjected to mutation will be relatively small. In order for major changes
to take place—such as forelegs developing into wings, gills into lungs, or fins into feet—millions of very
small successive changes must have accumulated,

again over millions of years. This process would neces-
sarily give rise to millions of transitional intermediate
forms.

The distinguishing feature of these fossil crabs discovered
in Denmark is that they are discovered in round concre-
tions that rise to the surface of the ground at specific
times of the year. These fossils, consequently known as
"crab balls," generally date back to the Oligocene Period
(37 to 23 million years ago).

This 50-million-year-old
fossilized bowfin is proof
that these fish, still alive
today, have remained
unchanged for tens of
millions of years.

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