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RAZD
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Message 5 of 23 (420383)
09-07-2007 3:55 PM


T.H. Huxley predicted Archeoteryx?
I have seen a couple of references to T.H. Huxley predicting the intermediate fossil confirmed by Archeoteryx in almost every detail.
quote:
Homology It is quote remarkable how succesful comparative morphology can be in the reconstruction of missing steps in an evolutionary sequence. T. H. Huxley, for instance, when reconstructing the nonflying ancestors of birds, concluded that it was an archosaurian reptile. Archaeopteryx, a remarkable bridge between birds and the archosaurians, was discovered only a few years later, in 1861.
-- Ernst Mayr (2001) What Evolution Is, Basic Books, New York p25
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Without supporting references, Hoyle et al. (1985) asserted that from he early eighteenth century, the Solnhofen limestone area was notorious for its fossil forgeries and that genuine fossils, altered to form monsters, were sold to museums. After the publication of The Origin of Species, Huxley is said to have predicted the appearance of intermediate forms in the fossil record. Hoyle et al. suggested that this prediction initiated a search for such forms. It also prompted additional fossil forgeries.
Anyone have better information on this prediction?
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Message 8 of 23 (420397)
09-07-2007 5:54 PM
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09-07-2007 5:19 PM


Re: T.H. Huxley predicted Archeoteryx?
But all the references that I can find now seem to indicate that Archaeopteryx was discovered first, and Huxley then used Archaeopteryx to propose the dinosaur ancestry of birds.
Yes but references abound in evolutionist literature (like Mayr), and on creationist sites that say archy is a fake (ie - made to look like the prediction).
More explicitly:
Huxley argued that birds and reptiles were descended from common ancestors. Decades later, Huxley's ideas fell out of favor. The recent discovery of many feathered dinosaurs has proven Huxley to have been right.
That's another prediction come true.
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