Timothy McDougald
Posts: 1036 Joined: Dec. 2006
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Quote (Ftk @ Sep. 26 2008,22:38) | Here's one more up your alley, Dood.
Quote | The latest retroactive confessions of evolutionist ignorance comes on the heels of a published re-analysis of the bones of Panderichthys. The study used CT scans to show Panderichthys apparently had a few well-defined radial bones in its pectoral fins. (Radial bones are found only in fish fins, but evolutionary paleontologists contend that radial bones are homologous to digits in tetrapod limbs.) When commenting on this new find, the paper’s lead author, Catherine A. Boisvert, boasted in an interview with The Scientist that "it is now completely proven that fingers have evolved from distal radials already present in fish that gave rise to the tetrapod." Boisvert also praised her findings, stating: "The disposition of distal radials in Panderichthys are much more tetrapod-like than in Tiktaalik."
Confident that her fossil showed evolution better than Tiktaalik, Boisvert and other Darwinists then proceeded to admit striking criticisms of Tiktaalik. The interview with Boisvert at The Scientist states, "Previous data from another ancient fish called Tiktaalik showed distal radials as well -- although the quality of that specimen was poor. And the orientation of the radials did not seem to match the way modern fingers and toes radiate from a joint, parallel to each other." (emphasis added)
The "quality" of Tiktaalik as a fossil specimen was “poor”? When did we see Darwinists admit this previously? Never. They wouldn't dare make such admissions until they thought they had something better.
Moreover, now that we have Panderichthys, Darwinists are openly admitting that the orientation of Tiktaalik's radials do "not seem to match the way modern fingers and toes radiate from a joint." That's a good point, but it's old news for readers of ENV: in August, I observed that Tiktaalik’s radial bones could not be likened to tetrapod digits unless you "[d]ramatically repattern, reposition, and transform the existing radials by lining them up, separating them out." |
Maybe that's why they don't seem to show the *exact* Tik fossil bone representing the "wrist" at Shubin's website...."the quality of the speciman is poor".
But, what about those hiccups, huh? I'm sure he got that idea right. :p |
Careful FTK, I have the Panderichthys paper and will be doing a post on it and Luskin's views. I have to do one on the same paper and Luskin post ERV talked about first. Suffice to say, Luskin should really refrain from talking about sciences he knows nothing about.
Edit: fixed a typo.
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FTK: I Didn't answer your questions because it beats the hell out of me.
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