1. In the Beginning: Science and Genesis 1-11 “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?“ Psalm 11:3

7. Geologic Column

8. Coconino Sandstone Hermit Shale Bioturbation?

9. Pierre-Paul Grasse, Chair of Evolution at the Sorbonne “Naturalists must remember that the process of evolution is revealed only through fossil forms. A knowledge of paleontology is, therefore, a prerequisite; only paleontology can provide them with the evidence and reveal its course or mechanisms.” “Naturalists must remember that the process of evolution is revealed only through fossil forms. A knowledge of paleontology is, therefore, a prerequisite; only paleontology can provide them with the evidence and reveal its course or mechanisms.”

10. Standard 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms - Evolution is the fundamental concept underlying all of biology and is supported by multiple forms of scientific evidence. Evolution is the fundamental concept underlying all of biology and is supported by multiple forms of scientific evidence. Benchmark 15.1: Explain how evolution is supported by the fossil record…

11. Darwin on Transitional Fossils: “But as by this theory innumerable transitional forms must have existed why do we not find them embedded in countless numbers in the crust of the earth?” “the case at present must remain inexplicable and may be truly argued as a valid argument against the views here entertained.”

12. What Does the Fossil Record Say?

13. Fossil Record 540 650 Millions of Years Ago

15. Classic Cambrian Critters…

16. Opabinia…Five-eyed Oddity

17. Anomalicaris

18. Hallucigenia

19. Examining the Evidence Morphology Time (540 mya) CambrianPrecambrian Darwinian Model Actual Data Sudden appearance of complex creatures created after their kind (Gen 1:24-25) Supposed Tree of life

20. The Great Fossil Mystery Darwin predicted that the fossil record would abound with transitional fossils, but we find… Darwin predicted that the fossil record would abound with transitional fossils, but we find… Two Great Facts of the Fossil Record: Two Great Facts of the Fossil Record: New types appear abruptly – New types appear abruptly – Abrupt Appearance Abrupt Appearance New types stay the same – New types stay the same – Stasis Stasis

22. Crab Abrupt Appearance Stasis

23. Horseshoe Crab Abrupt Appearance Stasis

24. Turtles Abrupt Appearance Stasis

25. Starfish Abrupt Appearance Stasis

26. Shrimp Abrupt Appearance Stasis

27. Sea Horse Abrupt Appearance Stasis

28. Bee Abrupt Appearance Stasis

29. Dragon Flies Abrupt Appearance Stasis

30. Bats Abrupt Appearance Stasis

31. Jelly Fish Abrupt Appearance Stasis

32. Fossil Fish 2 02083

33. Zeramaroo:

34. Tigabit

36. Hawish

37. Stephen Jay Gould, late Harvard paleontologist: “The extreme rarity of intermediate forms persists as the trade secret of paleontology.” “The extreme rarity of intermediate forms persists as the trade secret of paleontology.”