Re: Gaps

David Campbell (bivalve@mailserv0.isis.unc.edu)
Mon, 18 Oct 1999 14:56:31 -0400

>On a quick look trhough Huse, I do not find a reference to the horse
>sequence.

The 2nd edition is the one I reviewed; I will check details this evening.

>But there is an interesting quotation on p. 45:
>The coelecanth was once cited as an intermediate, but has subsequently
>been disqualified. Instead of being extinct for millions of years, the
>coelecanth wasdiscovered to be very much alive in 1938.
>
>This provides an unusual requirement for any theory of evolution.

It is a popular one, however, among young-earth advocates. Perhaps it
arises from a teleological view, expecting things to be evolving towards
something. At any rate, it does demonstrate a lack of understanding of
evolution.

David C.