Page 97 - Atlas of Creation Volume 3

Harun Yahya

During the formation of fossils, hard struc-
tures such as bones and teeth are preserved
more easily than soft tissues. While soft tis-
sues disappear, bony structures gradually turn
into inorganic ones. Minerals in bone tissue
often have much the same structure as the in-
organic minerals in rocks. This replacement
of molecules enables living things that exist-
ed tens of millions of years ago to be pre-
served right down to the finest detail. The
structural detail of the teeth and internal
structure of the bone tissue of the 74-million-
year-old brown bear pictured can clearly be
seen. Living things that existed millions of
years ago had exactly the same bone tissue
and perfect anatomy as their present-day
counterparts.

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