Science, Creation & EvolutionCreation vs. Evolution, general discussionAineo wrote:Pakicetids were the first cetaceans, their fossils are only found in northern Pakistan and western India, and the best fossils are from a locality in the Kala Chitta Hills in Punjab, Pakistan. The Indian subcontinent is probably the region where cetaceans originated. Pakicetids did not look like whales at all, and resembled land mammals. However, the skulls of pakicetids have an ear region that is highly unusual in shape, and only resembles that of modern and fossil whales. These features are diagnostic for cetaceans, they are found in all cetaceans, and in no other animals. These features are main why pakicetids are considered whales. In many other features, pakicetids are also similar to some whales, but those features are not shared by all whales. An example of the latter is the dentition. Pakiceid teeth look a lot like those of fossil whales, but are unlike those of modern whales. Pakicetids did not live in the sea. The rocks in which their fossils are preserved indicate that the bones were buried in a shallow stream, and that the climate was hot and dry. It is likely that pakicetids waded in these streams. Their bones are unusually thick, possibly an adaptation to make the animal heavier counteracting the buoyancy of the water.
http://darla.neoucom.edu/DEPTS/ANAT/The ... cetid.html
And you will have to do better than ignore what is fully shared on the site to show my analogy is false.
Well, two can play this game:
"Pakicetids were the first cetaceans, their fossils are only found in northern Pakistan and western India, and the best fossils are from a locality in the Kala Chitta Hills in Punjab, Pakistan. The Indian subcontinent is probably the region where cetaceans originated. Pakicetids did not look like whales at all, and resembled land mammals. However, the skulls of pakicetids have an ear region that is highly unusual in shape, and only resembles that of modern and fossil whales. These features are diagnostic for cetaceans, they are found in all cetaceans, and in no other animals. These features are main why pakicetids are considered whales. In many other features, pakicetids are also similar to some whales, but those features are not shared by all whales. An example of the latter is the dentition. Pakiceid teeth look a lot like those of fossil whales, but are unlike those of modern whales. Pakicetids did not live in the sea. The rocks in which their fossils are preserved indicate that the bones were buried in a shallow stream, and that the climate was hot and dry. It is likely that pakicetids waded in these streams. Their bones are unusually thick, possibly an adaptation to make the animal heavier counteracting the buoyancy of the water.
http://darla.neoucom.edu/DEPTS/ANAT/The ... cetid.html
Now, who is ignoring information?
| View Parent Message View dfilename Return Home |