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| − | While the [[Great Flood]] explains the current absence of many species in the [[fossil record]] such as terrestrial [[dinosaurs]], it is more problematic to use this to explain the absence of | + | While the [[Great Flood]] explains the current absence of many species in the [[fossil record]] such as terrestrial [[dinosaurs]], it is more problematic to use this to explain the absence of pterosaurs, who like birds could avoid being drowned through flight. Possible explanations are that because pterosaurs are [[reptile]]s, not [[birds]], their [[bone]]s would not have been hollow and could probably not support sustained [[flight]] for long periods. |
However, there is also the possibility that some pterosaurs have survived to this day in remote areas <ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1669608/posts Free Republic, 20 July 2006 "Pterosaur-like Creatures Reported in Papua New Guinea"</ref>. If this were true, then one could incontrovertibly rule out the [[meteor]] extinction event commonly used by [[evolutionist]]s to explain the demise of many species. | However, there is also the possibility that some pterosaurs have survived to this day in remote areas <ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1669608/posts Free Republic, 20 July 2006 "Pterosaur-like Creatures Reported in Papua New Guinea"</ref>. If this were true, then one could incontrovertibly rule out the [[meteor]] extinction event commonly used by [[evolutionist]]s to explain the demise of many species. | ||
Revision as of 19:02, June 13, 2008
Pterosaurs (Greek "winged lizards") are an extinct order of flying reptiles. Their varied skull morphology likely allowed them to exploit numerous food sources.
Extensive fossil evidence indicates that that they were buried throughout the Mesozoic Era group of rocks. This is consistent with the evolutionary belief that they were the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight.
Creationist view
While the Great Flood explains the current absence of many species in the fossil record such as terrestrial dinosaurs, it is more problematic to use this to explain the absence of pterosaurs, who like birds could avoid being drowned through flight. Possible explanations are that because pterosaurs are reptiles, not birds, their bones would not have been hollow and could probably not support sustained flight for long periods.
However, there is also the possibility that some pterosaurs have survived to this day in remote areas [1]. If this were true, then one could incontrovertibly rule out the meteor extinction event commonly used by evolutionists to explain the demise of many species.
References
- Introduction to the Pterosauria. Accessed 13 May 2007.
- ↑ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1669608/posts Free Republic, 20 July 2006 "Pterosaur-like Creatures Reported in Papua New Guinea"