Hi Shuan,
You wrote:Friday, July 05, 2002:
>Expect another AiG broadside soon on why THIS transitional form is not
>transitional. Thanks for info.
One might say, expect a mis-interpertation. For every gap in a lineage that
is filled in, another smaller gap appears to replace it.--think about this.
glenn
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Shuan Rose [mailto:shuanr@boo.net]
>Sent: 2:25 PM
>To: Glenn Morton; asa@calvin.edu
>Subject: RE: first fully terrestrial amphibian
>
>
>
>Dear Glenn,
>
>Enjoy your weekend.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu]On
>Behalf Of Glenn Morton
>Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 11:24 PM
>To: asa@calvin.edu
>Subject: first fully terrestrial amphibian
>
>
>
>
>This week's Nature reports on the discovery of the oldest known
>animal which
>has fully formed legs and feet. The report can be found at
>
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2089000/2089873.stm
>
>This creature fits in line with the sequence of creatures leading to
>amphibians. See http://www.glenn.morton.btinternet.co.uk/transit.htm
>
>I have added the following to that page:
>"350 MYR ago. Pederpes finneyae- This creature was discovered at Dumbarton,
>Scotland. It has 5 toes on each foot with the exception of a small relict
>finger/toe on the forepaw. Because of this, this creature is transitional
>between the later amphibians and Acanthostega and Ichthyostega discussed
>above (Carroll, 2002, p. 35). This creature has a primitive
>stapes, the bone
>used in hearing and it resembles that of Acanthostega rather than those of
>the later amphibians. The expanded triangular flair on the ribs resemble
>Ichthyostega. (Clack, 2002, p. 74). But, unlike the early tetrapods this
>creature has a "clearly distinguishable metatarsals that are
>bilaterally and
>proximodistally asymmetric." (Clack, 2002, p.75). This is a trait which it
>shares only with the later terrestrially adapted amphibians. Thus, once
>again, this creature shows intermediate or transitional traits. Those who
>erroneously claim transitional forms don't exist, haven't looked at the
>data."
>
>glenn
>
>see http://www.glenn.morton.btinternet.co.uk/dmd.htm
>for lots of creation/evolution information
>anthropology/geology/paleontology/theology\
>personal stories of struggle
>
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