As I am not as conversant with this type of data as you, I assume you are
correct. There are no modern fish genera in the fossil record - so far.
If this were being written in 1938 one could also say "there are no
Coelecanths existing today. They died out some 40M years ago" and they
would be correct - so far.
>>> At 04:21 PM 4/2/98 -0600, Ron Chitwood wrote:
> >GM>>>You have obviously missed the entire point of my fish and flood
post.
> >THERE ARE NO ANIMALS THAT ARE ALIVE TODAY THAT LEFT A
> >FOSSIL RECORD 'MILLIONS' OF YEARS AGO<<<
>>>If you put my statement in context of your discussion of the
fish-Amphibian
> transition, then yes. But if you pull it out of context then no. <<<
Not sure of the point you are making. The Coelecanth, an 'animal' by
normal definition, is alive today. although considered 'primitive' at one
time and an index fossil and possibly a transitional fish to the amphibian
world contradicts your assertion that there is not one animal alive today
that died out millions of years ago.
By the way, I haven't the faintest idea why you picked 4000 years ago. I
certainly never advocated that date and it falls within the period after
writing began
Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own insight.. Pr. 3:5
Ron Chitwood
chitw@flash.net
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