| − | The''' Silurian''' is a [[geological]] period believed by evolutionists to be between 443 and 417 million years ago.<ref>Answer.com, ''Silurian'' [http://www.answers.com/topic/silurian]</ref> The fossil record shows that water-based life forms during the Silurian period included coral reefs, jawless fish, and freshwater fish. Land-based life included spiders and centipedes.<ref>University of California Museum of Paleontology, ''The Silurian, 443 to 417 Million Years Ago'' [http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/silurian/silurian.html]</ref> [[Vascular plants]] first appear in the fossil record during the Silurian period. <ref>www.palaeos.com, ''The Silurian Period of the Paleozoic Era: 444 to 416 Mya'' [http://www.palaeos.com/Paleozoic/Silurian/Silurian.htm]</ref> | + | The''' Silurian''' is a [[geological]] period believed by secular paleontologists to be between 443 and 417 million years ago.<ref>Answer.com, ''Silurian'' [http://www.answers.com/topic/silurian]</ref> The fossil record shows that water-based life forms during the Silurian period included coral reefs, jawless fish, and freshwater fish. Land-based life included spiders and centipedes.<ref>University of California Museum of Paleontology, ''The Silurian, 443 to 417 Million Years Ago'' [http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/silurian/silurian.html]</ref> [[Vascular plants]] first appear in the fossil record during the Silurian period. <ref>www.palaeos.com, ''The Silurian Period of the Paleozoic Era: 444 to 416 Mya'' [http://www.palaeos.com/Paleozoic/Silurian/Silurian.htm]</ref> |
| − | [[Young Earth Creationism|Young earth creationist]] scientists state that there are numerous lines of evidence pointing to a young Earth and that the old Earth [[paradigm]] is errant and has many [[anomaly|anomalies]].{{fact}} (For details, see [[Geologic system]] and [[Young Earth Creationism]].) | + | [[Young Earth Creationism|Young earth creationist]] scientists state that there are numerous lines of evidence pointing to a young Earth and that the old Earth [[paradigm]] is errant and has many [[anomaly|anomalies]]. (For details, see [[Geologic system]] and [[Young Earth Creationism]].) |