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Harun Yahya

there was then a long-held belief that coelacanths were close to the ancestry of tetrapods. . . . But studies of
the anatomy and physiology of Latimeria have found this theory of relationship to be wanting and the liv-
ing coelacanth's reputation as a missing link seems unjustified." (P. L. Forey, Nature, Vol. 336, 1988, p. 727)

The latest information regarding the complex structure of the coelacanth continues to pose difficul-

ties for evolutionists. This problem was expressed in Focus magazine:
"According to fossils, fish emerged some 470

million years ago. The coelacanth emerged 60
million years after that. It is astonishing that
this creature, which would be expected to pos-

sess very primitive features, actually has a
most complex structure." (Focus, April 2003)

For evolutionists insisting on a gradual
process of evolution, the appearance of the
coelacanth with its complex structure natu-
rally came as a major surprise. Yet there is
nothing surprising about this at all. Any ratio-
nal person is able to understand that God cre-

ates all living things, together with their
complex structures, in the form and at the
time He so desires, and in a single moment.
The entities flawlessly created by God are all
means by which His might and power can be
appreciated.

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