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| − | + | '''Wombats''' are stocky, tailless, ursiform [[marsupial | marsupials]] of the [[Linnaean taxonomy | Linnaean taxonomic]] family ''Vombatidae''. They are nocturnal, walk on four short legs, like to burrow, and are herbivorous. | |
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| − | + | The common wombat (''Vombatus ursinus'') reaches about three feet in length and produces distinctive cubical scat<ref name="triggs">[http://dannyreviews.com/h/Wombat.html Review: ''The Wombat: Common Wombats in Australia'' by Barbara Triggs]</ref>. There are also two or three (depending on classification) rare species of hairy-nosed wombats of the genus ''Lasiorhinus''<ref>[http://www.wombania.com/wombats/hairy-nosed-wombat.htm Wombat Information Center: Hairy Nosed Wombat]</ref>. | |
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| + | According to [[creation science]] theories, after the Flood, representatives of the separately created wombat [[baraminology | archaebaramin]] were among those animals that migrated from the [[Middle East]] to [[Australia]] as part of the [[Post-Diluvian Diasporas]]. | ||
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| + | Evolutionists theorize that modern wombats evolved from Diprotodontians (the supposed common ancestors of wombats and [[kangaroo | kangaroos]]) about 55-65 million years ago and that they are closely related to the [[koala]]<ref name="triggs"/>. | ||
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| + | One of the most notable features of the wombat is that its pouch opens backwards compared to kangaroos and other marsupial animals. Creation researchers argue that this wombat-specific design provides strong evidence for the wombat's special creation and against the evolutionists' Diprotodontian theory of wombat/kangaroo common ancestry<ref>[http://www.icr.org/article/677/ ''Watches and Wombats''], by Kenneth Ham, Institute for Creation Research</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 21:58, March 14, 2007
Wombats are stocky, tailless, ursiform marsupials of the Linnaean taxonomic family Vombatidae. They are nocturnal, walk on four short legs, like to burrow, and are herbivorous.
The common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) reaches about three feet in length and produces distinctive cubical scat[1]. There are also two or three (depending on classification) rare species of hairy-nosed wombats of the genus Lasiorhinus[2].
According to creation science theories, after the Flood, representatives of the separately created wombat archaebaramin were among those animals that migrated from the Middle East to Australia as part of the Post-Diluvian Diasporas.
Evolutionists theorize that modern wombats evolved from Diprotodontians (the supposed common ancestors of wombats and kangaroos) about 55-65 million years ago and that they are closely related to the koala[1].
One of the most notable features of the wombat is that its pouch opens backwards compared to kangaroos and other marsupial animals. Creation researchers argue that this wombat-specific design provides strong evidence for the wombat's special creation and against the evolutionists' Diprotodontian theory of wombat/kangaroo common ancestry[3].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Review: The Wombat: Common Wombats in Australia by Barbara Triggs
- ↑ Wombat Information Center: Hairy Nosed Wombat
- ↑ Watches and Wombats, by Kenneth Ham, Institute for Creation Research