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The '''Cambrian explosion''' is how every current complex [[phylum]] appeared suddenly in the [[fossil record]], contrary to what was expected by the slowly evolving lifeforms predicted by the [[Theory of Evolution]].  Lacking a coherent explanation, Darwinists and Old-Earth creationists describe this period, which they claim was 540 million years ago, as the "Big-Bang of life."  In fact, the Cambrian explosion casts serious doubt on the idea that significant new forms of life came into being via slow, gradual [[Darwinian]] processes.

The '''Cambrian explosion''' is how every current complex [[phylum]] appeared suddenly in the [[fossil record]], contrary to what was expected by the slowly evolving lifeforms predicted by the [[Theory of Evolution]].  Lacking a coherent explanation, Darwinists and Old-Earth creationists describe this period, which they claim was 540 million years ago, as the "Big-Bang of life."  In fact, the Cambrian explosion casts serious doubt on the idea that significant new forms of life came into being via slow, gradual [[Darwinian]] processes.  It is the time during which all life (except sponge embryos) appeared in the fossil record.  Below the Cambrian layer, there is no fossilized evidence of life, except for a small number of sponge embryos just bellow the Cambrian layer, presumably due to contamination. Above the Cambrian layer, no new species ever appears.  The only evolution which has taken place since is that of separate breeds within certain species branching out over time.

The Cambrian explosion was "discovered" in the [[Burgess Shale]] of [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] in 1909 by [[Charles D. Walcott]], the then secretary of the [[Smithsonian Institute]].<ref>http://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/</ref> In a moment some would say is telling of how damaging the Cambrian explosion was to Walcott's Darwinian world-view, the lone publication of his remarkable discovery was in the sparsely-read ''Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections''. The findings were then ''conveniently'' ignored for several decades.<ref>http://www.thedesignoflife.net/blog/Critical-decisions-in-science-The-Smithsonian-secretary-vs-the-Cambrian-explosion/View/Default.aspx</ref>

The Cambrian explosion was "discovered" in the [[Burgess Shale]] of [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] in 1909 by [[Charles D. Walcott]], the then secretary of the [[Smithsonian Institute]].<ref>http://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/</ref> In a moment some would say is telling of how damaging the Cambrian explosion was to Walcott's Darwinian world-view, the lone publication of his remarkable discovery was in the sparsely-read ''Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections''. The findings were then ''conveniently'' ignored for several decades.<ref>http://www.thedesignoflife.net/blog/Critical-decisions-in-science-The-Smithsonian-secretary-vs-the-Cambrian-explosion/View/Default.aspx</ref>

*During this explosion of fauna, representatives of about twenty of the roughly twenty-six total phyla present in the known fossil record made their first appearance on earth. [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0062071475/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=anncoulter-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0062071475&adid=1QSNY85R152GT1QTA6NH&&ref-refURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anncoulter.com%2F Darwin's Doubt], page 31 - [[Stephen C. Meyer]]

*During this explosion of fauna, representatives of about twenty of the roughly twenty-six total phyla present in the known fossil record made their first appearance on earth. [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0062071475/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=anncoulter-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0062071475&adid=1QSNY85R152GT1QTA6NH&&ref-refURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anncoulter.com%2F Darwin's Doubt], page 31 - [[Stephen C. Meyer]]

In the documentary "[[The Case for a Creator]]," [[Intelligent Design]] proponent and respected biologist [[Jonathan Wells]] had this to say about the Cambrian explosion:

In the documentary "[[The Case for a Creator]]," [[Intelligent Design]] proponent and respected biologist [[Jonathan Wells]] had this to say about the Cambrian explosion: