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[[Young Earth creationism|Biblical creationists]] (such as Gary E. Parker (creationist pastor)<ref>[http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-c006.html What does the fossil record teach us about evolution?], [[Christian Answers]], accessed [[2009-05-03]]</ref><ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/philipg/detectives/anderson.html Books by Gary E. Parker], May be confused with another Gary E. Parker (Christian author), a Christian author.</ref> see most of the fossil record as a record of the burial of creatures during [[great Flood|Noah's Flood]], wherein the creatures dwelling on the seafloor were buried first, then other marine creatures, [[amphibian]]s, slow-moving reptiles, faster-moving mammals and birds, and finally, humans, the most able to escape the floodwaters the longest.  

[[Young Earth creationism|Biblical creationists]] (such as Gary E. Parker (creationist pastor)<ref>[http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-c006.html What does the fossil record teach us about evolution?], [[Christian Answers]], accessed [[2009-05-03]]</ref><ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/philipg/detectives/anderson.html Books by Gary E. Parker], May be confused with another Gary E. Parker (Christian author), a Christian author.</ref> see most of the fossil record as a record of the burial of creatures during [[great Flood|Noah's Flood]], wherein the creatures dwelling on the seafloor were buried first, then other marine creatures, [[amphibian]]s, slow-moving reptiles, faster-moving mammals and birds, and finally, humans, the most able to escape the floodwaters the longest.  

[[Atheist]]ic [[Paleontology|paleontologists]]<ref>[http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html Web Geological Time Machine], [[University of California]] - [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[Museum]] of [[Paleontology]], accessed [[2009-05-03]]</ref>, [[Geology|geologists]] and [[Evolution|evolutionists]] believe that the fossil record is a record of the evolution of life on Earth, with the oldest fossils, those of the earliest and simplest creatures, being at the base of the fossil record, and more recent and more advanced creatures higher up. This assumes no folding or bending of the geological strata.

[[Atheist]]ic [[Paleontology|paleontologists]],<ref>[http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html Web Geological Time Machine], [[University of California]] - [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[Museum]] of [[Paleontology]], accessed [[2009-05-03]]</ref> [[Geology|geologists]] and [[evolution]]ists believe that the fossil record is a record of the evolution of life on Earth, with the oldest fossils, those of the earliest and simplest creatures, being at the base of the fossil record, and more recent and more advanced creatures higher up. This assumes no folding or bending of the geological strata.

== Dating fossils ==

== Dating fossils ==

It is well-accepted that biological matter cannot last anything like 65 million years.

It is well-accepted that biological matter cannot last anything like 65 million years.

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For example:

For example:

* Schweitzer herself expressed surprise that the blood cells could last that long:

* Schweitzer herself expressed surprise that the blood cells could last that long:

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Creationists argue that this constitutes evidence that the fossils are not that old.<ref name="blood" /><ref name="soft" />, whilst evolutionists argue either that this constitutes evidence that it can last that long, or that the apparent blood cells (which passed several tests for blood) were not really blood cells.

Creationists argue that this constitutes evidence that the fossils are not that old.,<ref name="blood" /><ref name="soft" /> whilst evolutionists argue either that this constitutes evidence that it can last that long, or that the apparent blood cells (which passed several tests for blood) were not really blood cells.

== See also ==

== See also ==

== Bibliography ==

== Bibliography ==

* Catchpoole, David, and Sarfati, Jonathan, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/4504 ‘Schweitzer’s Dangerous Discovery’], 19th July, 2006 (Creation Ministries International).

* Catchpoole, David, and Sarfati, Jonathan, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/4504 ‘Schweitzer’s Dangerous Discovery’], 19 July 2006 (Creation Ministries International).

* Wieland, Carl, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/606 Sensational dinosaur blood report!], ''Creation'' 19(4):42–43, September 1997.

* Wieland, Carl, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/606 Sensational dinosaur blood report!], ''Creation'' 19(4):42–43, September 1997.

* Wieland, Carl, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/3042 Still soft and stretchy] 25th March 2005 (Creation Ministries International).

* Wieland, Carl, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/3042 Still soft and stretchy] 25 March 2005 (Creation Ministries International).

* Wieland, Carl, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3427/ Squirming at the Squishosaur] 16th May 2005 (Creation Ministries International)

* Wieland, Carl, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3427/ Squirming at the Squishosaur] 16 May 2005 (Creation Ministries International)

* Wile, Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998

* Wile, Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998

== Notes ==

== Notes ==