nostrils‚ forelimbs and hindlimbs for walking‚ no tail flukes evolved in a million years into another species called Ambulocetus‚ which looked alligator like and due to shortage of food on land fed in the water (University of California Museum of Paleontology). Ambulocetus evolved to adapt to these changes and developed characteristics such as growing from 6
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later a German meteorologist named‚ Alfred Wegener‚ fully developed the idea. In the early 1900’s‚ Wegner first proposed the theory of continental drift. He hypothesized that there was a giant super continent name Pangea‚ meaning “All-earth (Paleontology and Geology glossary‚ 1996).” During the Jurassic Period Pangea started to break apart. It then formed two smaller supercontinents called Laurasia and Gondwanaland. “Laurasia was the northern supercontinent‚ containing what is now North America
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or scar a person had would be passed on to their child.( 4 ) This is obviously not true‚ as in‚ a person who had lost a limb and conceived a child‚ said child would not have the same handicap. Evolution is shown through the following ways; paleontology‚ evolutionary biology‚ developmental biology‚ and physical anthropology. Paleontology is the study of fossils. ( 5 ) The study of fossils is helpful to know in understanding evolution‚ as it teaches us about our past‚ including common ancestors. Evolutionary biology deals with the study of changes in
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say that these animals have similar characteristics because they share common ancestors. There may be other explanations for similar traits but it is pretty safe to say that they share a common ancestor. (Biogeography) 2.) Paleontology or the study of fossils. Paleontology has revealed to us the great variety of organisms and the major lines of
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the phenomenon. The fist one said that all living creature are descended from a common ancestor and the second one refers to natural selection. This ‘overwhelming evidence” presented by Darwin are divided into four categories: Biogeography‚ Paleontology‚ Embryology and Morphology. In the biogeography Darwin includes evidence from
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feet long and 3-4 tons Diet: Marine animals Distinguishing Characteristics: Large size; lack of teeth; thick armor plating The Cleveland Connection 1867 Thanks to the work of these early fossil hunters‚ former Vertebrate Paleontology curator Dr. David Dunkle‚ and countless experts and enthusiasts over the years‚ According to the Cleveland Museum of natural history. These long-extinct armored fish lived in the Cleveland area‚ which at the time—well before humans or dinosaurs
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Sadly‚ this led to much rushing of the scientist and meant that there were times when the men would mix up different bones and even use a dinosaurs name one than once. The rivalry between the two men was still extremely positive on the study of paleontology. Before Cope and Marsh had started to research the fossils there were only eighteen dinosaurs known. Between Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh they had named more than 130 new
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Rationalism is logically thinking regarding with observed phenomena. The observed phenomena in these situations are generally studying microbiology‚ genetics or paleontology. Such studies have shown data which supports that claims of Intelligent Design Theory. For example‚ according to the discovery.org‚ the scientists from paleontology field has found sudden changes in animals features thus theory of evolution must not be true and supports the theory of Intelligent Design. Through rational thinking
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southern Africa and Northern Australia outward. Why was the idea of continental drift not initially accepted by many other scientists and the general public at the time? Since his ideas challenged scientists in geology‚ geophysics‚ zoogeography and paleontology‚ it demonstrates the reactions of different communities of scientists. The reactions by the leading authorities in the different disciplines was so strong and so negative that serious discussion of the concept stopped. What happened to change
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and Darwin worked together to come up with ideas such as natural selection and evolution * Evidence by Darwin was presented in 4 categories Biogeography‚ paleontology‚ embryology‚ and morphology * Biogeography offered facts and patters associated with the mysterious clustering pattern among closely allied species * Paleontology reveals a similar clustering pattern in the dimension of time‚ one species exist in an area for millions of years but in time‚ disappears and a very similar species
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