Category: paleontology
Posted on April 20, 2013
Dinosaur Detection, Part II
In our clue last week, we discussed Theropods (dinosaurs like T-rex and velociraptor), which evolutionists believe evolved into birds. However, the ichnofossils do not support this idea, as velociraptor and bird footprints have been found right next to …
Posted on April 13, 2013
Dinosaur Detection, Part I
Today we continue on our quest to solve this mysterious case, of which we are the judge. So far, we have talked about ichnofossils (trace fossils) and the hints they give us about our case, Wold-Wide-Flood v. Evolution …
Posted on April 5, 2013
Investigating Ichnofossils
After a brief break for Easter, we are back to investigating the very important clues in the case of World-Wide Flood vs. Evolution & Billions-of-Years, a case in which you are the judge. We briefly discussed ichnofossils over …
Posted on March 23, 2013
Tricky, “Ich”-y Clues
Ichnofossil is a rather funny looking word, and frankly, it’s fun to say too – it is pronounced Ick-no-fossil. Like I mentioned last week, these fossils are unique because they are not body fossils (i.e., bones, preserved skin, …
Posted on March 16, 2013
Clues From the Past
In general, when people think of fossils, they think of bones – especially dinosaur bones. But, fossils are not just bones, but also soft body parts and trace fossils too. Trace fossils are called ichnofossils. The most obvious …
Posted on March 9, 2013
A Curious Case
It’s a day in court and you are the judge. It is your job to figure out what really happened, and if you come to the wrong conclusions, your life could be at stake for the injustice. This …
Posted on January 12, 2013
The Rocks Cry Out
Dinosaur bones and coal still containing radiocarbon; Radical two-ring radiohalos; Traces of C-14 in diamonds; Helium held captive by granite; problems in the underlying logic behind radioisotope dating; These hidden wonders of science truly display the glory of …
Posted on November 17, 2012
Unthinkable Radiocarbon Dates
The team of five men paddled furiously along in the wind-tossed icy waters of the Colville River in Alaska. They had been slowly making their way through the Alaskan wilderness for almost a week, in spite of the …
Posted on November 9, 2012
The Notorious Radiocarbon Dating, Part 2
Last week, I said that there are two main differences between radiocarbon dating and other radioisotope dating methods: the especially short half-life of Carbon-14, which I discussed last time, and now, where the Carbon-14 comes from. Radioactive carbon …
Posted on October 12, 2012
Baffling Bones
There is an intricate, three-dimensional puzzle that fits together in such a way that it intrigues scientists to devote a lifetime’s worth of work into figuring out how all of these amazing pieces not only fit together, but …
