BobTHJ writes:
Or pesky cephalopods found in strata 30 million years older than their evolutionary ancestors - with fully developed advanced evolutionary structures such as camera eyes?
Wouldn't it be a good idea to learn the difference between the words "ancestor" and "descendant" before you comment on biology?
While Bob's "bigger picture" reasonings may be wrong, I do think his use of "ancestor" is correct. The situation is proposed as being something found outside of the expected evolutionary sequence.
An analogy is the "rabbit in the pre-Cambrian" scenario. That rabbit would have been found in "strata older than its evolutionary ancestors", and thus would put a dent in evolutionary theory.
But this, as I see it, is off-topic. Further discussion should find an appropriate topic, be it already existing or a proposed new topic.
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