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== Fossil record ==
== Fossil record ==
[[Young Earth creationism|Biblical creationists]] 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. They believe that these are creatures that did not survive the flood.
[[Young Earth creationism|Biblical creationists]] 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.
[[Evolution|Evolutionists]] see the fossil record as 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.
[[Evolution|Evolutionists]] see the fossil record as 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.
== Dating fossils ==
== Dating fossils ==
Fossils are usually not able to be directly dated by any [[radiometric dating]] method. [[Carbon dating]] can only be used if carbon remains, which is not the case with most fossils. Most other dating methods work on [[igneous|volcanic rock]], whereas most fossils are contained in [[sedimentary]] rock.
Fossils are usually not able to be directly dated by any [[radiometric dating]] method.
[[Carbon dating]] can only be used if carbon remains, which is not the case with most fossils.
Most other dating methods work on [[igneous|volcanic rock]], whereas most fossils are contained in [[sedimentary]] rock.
Instead, fossils are often dated by evolutionists according to ages that have already been assigned to various [[geologic system|rock layers]]. Radiometric dating may be used to narrow this down, by dating available volcanic layers above and/or below the fossil-containing layer. However, radiometric dating is not a reliable method of dating fossils, and is rejected by creationary scientists.
Instead, fossils are often dated by evolutionists according to ages that have already been assigned to various [[geologic system|rock layers]].
Radiometric dating may be used to narrow this down, by dating available volcanic layers above and/or below the fossil-containing layer.
However, radiometric dating is not a reliable method of dating fossils, and is rejected by creationary scientists.
== Organic matter in fossils ==
== Organic matter in fossils ==