Dinosaur Duck Discovered!!

[Occams Barber]

Duck-like dinosaur with crocodile teeth and clawed flippers so 'peculiar' researchers thought it was fake
Updated Thu at 12:49pmThu 7 Dec 2017, 12:49pm


With a bill like a duck but teeth like a crocodile, a swanlike neck and killer claws, a new dinosaur species uncovered by scientists looks like something Dr Seuss could have dreamed up.

It also had flippers like a penguin, and while it walked like an ostrich it could also swim.

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Is it possible that scientists have actually found the infamous Crocoduck proposed by Creationist Ray Comfort as the required, ultimate proof of the Theory of Evolution?


Probably not - but this weird little collection of biological bits and pieces does demonstrate that species can diverge into new and exotic creatures.

Evolution actually happens.
OB

 

[thesunisout]

The actual proof of evolution would be transitional fossils, of which none have been found. This is why they came up with the theory of punctuated equilibrium, to explain why we don't find any; the evolution happens too fast! It's also why we don't observe it happening anywhere in the world today, because it isn't true.

 

[morse86]

Is this a joke?

Has anyone here verified this OR do you all believe this tabloid magazine article by faith?

A crocodile and a duck died in the same spot and these $$$ tax payer funded hilly billy bob $cienctist frauds with paper certificate to certify themselves found a couple of bones in the dirt and used CGI to draw up a non existent animal and publish it in the latest tabloid magazines.

 

[Silmarien]

Did they have to make it white? It wouldn't be so hideous if it didn't look like a demented swan.

 

[SkyWriting]

Is this a joke?

Has anyone here verified this OR do you all believe this tabloid magazine article by faith?

It took me a while to find a legit source

Duck-Like Dinosaur Is Among Oddest Fossils Yet Found - Latest Stories

 

[SkyWriting]

Did they have to make it white? It wouldn't be so hideous if it didn't look like a demented swan.

Rainbow would be nice.

 

[pitabread]

The actual proof of evolution would be transitional fossils, of which none have been found.

And that's a lie. Plenty have been found, but creationists routinely ignore them because reasons.

It's also why we don't observe it happening anywhere in the world today, because it isn't true.

This is another lie. Biological evolution is a continual process. It never stops.

 

[SkyWriting]

The actual proof of evolution would be transitional fossils, of which none have been found. This is why they came up with the theory of punctuated equilibrium, to explain why we don't find any; the evolution happens too fast! It's also why we don't observe it happening anywhere in the world today, because it isn't true.

Evolution does happen, but according to design. That's why the lack of transitionals.

 

[Occams Barber]

The actual proof of evolution would be transitional fossils, of which none have been found. This is why they came up with the theory of punctuated equilibrium, to explain why we don't find any; the evolution happens too fast! It's also why we don't observe it happening anywhere in the world today, because it isn't true.

Transitional Fossils

If this little critter doesn't demonstrate transition I don't know what would. It has characteristics normally seen in half a dozen different animals.

If this isn't enough try this:
List of Transitional Fossils

Punctuated Equilibrium

This explanation from the University of Vermont may help you to gain a better understanding of punctuated equilibrium.

Punctuated Equilibrium,
Evolution 101
In simple terms environmental factors will sometimes encourage relatively rapid (in evolutionary terms)speciation.
OB

 

[Occams Barber]

Is this a joke?

Has anyone here verified this OR do you all believe this tabloid magazine article by faith?

A crocodile and a duck died in the same spot and these $$$ tax payer funded hilly billy bob $cienctist frauds with paper certificate to certify themselves found a couple of bones in the dirt and used CGI to draw up a non existent animal and publish it in the latest tabloid magazines.

The "Tabloid Magazine" is actually the ABC, public broadcaster and Australia's most trusted news source.
OB

 

[Occams Barber]

Did they have to make it white? It wouldn't be so hideous if it didn't look like a demented swan.

Where do these white swans come from? In my experience swans are all black.
OB

 

[Occams Barber]

Rainbow would be nice.

Here ya go

OB

 

[Occams Barber]

It took me a while to find a legit source

Duck-Like Dinosaur Is Among Oddest Fossils Yet Found - Latest Stories

Thanks.
My source was good but yours is better for those not familiar with Australian media.
OB

 

[Silmarien]

Where do these white swans come from? In my experience swans are all black.
OB

Really? I don't think I've ever seen a black swan in North America or Europe. Great white terrors, all of them.

Here ya go

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I swear, if I end up on photoshop for the next hour painting this stupid swanosaurus...

 

[Occams Barber]

Really? I don't think I've ever seen a black swan in North America or Europe. Great white terrors, all of them.

To be honest we have a little paint shop in Perth where we respray the swans black to fool the tourists.

OB

 

[expos4ever]

The actual proof of evolution would be transitional fossils, of which none have been found.

Lie.
Untruth.
Falsehood.

Why do we, as Christians, give people a "pass" on such outright falsehoods? Are we afraid to say anything critical at all about our fellow Christians no matter how outright zany their claims?

Just to set the record straight on this with, you know, actual facts. From Scientific American:

Actually, paleontologists know of many detailed examples of fossils intermediate in form between various taxonomic groups. One of the most famous fossils of all time is Archaeopteryx, which combines feathers and skeletal structures peculiar to birds with features of dinosaurs. A flock's worth of other feathered fossil species, some more avian and some less, has also been found. A sequence of fossils spans the evolution of modern horses from the tiny Eohippus. An amazing fossil creature from 375 million years ago named Tiktaalik embodies the predicted and long-sought transition of certain fishes to life on land. Whales had four-legged ancestors that walked on land, and creatures known as Ambulocetus and Rodhocetus helped to make that transition. Fossil seashells trace the evolution of various mollusks through millions of years. Perhaps 20 or more hominins (not all of them our ancestors) fill the gap between Lucy the australopithecine and modern humans.

Creationists, though, dismiss these fossil studies. They argue that Archaeopteryx is not a missing link between reptiles and birds—it is just an extinct bird with reptilian features. They want evolutionists to produce a weird, chimeric monster that cannot be classified as belonging to any known group. Even if a creationist does accept a fossil as transitional between two species, he or she may then insist on seeing other fossils intermediate between it and the first two. These frustrating requests can proceed ad infinitum and place an unreasonable burden on the always incomplete fossil record.

Nevertheless, evolutionists can cite further supportive evidence from molecular biology. All organisms share most of the same genes, but as evolution predicts, the structures of these genes and their products diverge among species, in keeping with their evolutionary relationships. Geneticists speak of the “molecular clock” that records the passage of time. These molecular data also show how various organisms are transitional within evolution.

 

[Occams Barber]

Lie.
Untruth.
Falsehood.

Why do we, as Christians, give people a "pass" on such outright falsehoods? Are we afraid to say anything critical at all about our fellow Christians no matter how outright zany their claims?

Just to set the record straight on this with, you know, actual facts. From Scientific American:

Actually, paleontologists know of many detailed examples of fossils intermediate in form between various taxonomic groups. One of the most famous fossils of all time is Archaeopteryx, which combines feathers and skeletal structures peculiar to birds with features of dinosaurs. A flock's worth of other feathered fossil species, some more avian and some less, has also been found. A sequence of fossils spans the evolution of modern horses from the tiny Eohippus. An amazing fossil creature from 375 million years ago named Tiktaalik embodies the predicted and long-sought transition of certain fishes to life on land. Whales had four-legged ancestors that walked on land, and creatures known as Ambulocetus and Rodhocetus helped to make that transition. Fossil seashells trace the evolution of various mollusks through millions of years. Perhaps 20 or more hominins (not all of them our ancestors) fill the gap between Lucy the australopithecine and modern humans.

Creationists, though, dismiss these fossil studies. They argue that Archaeopteryx is not a missing link between reptiles and birds—it is just an extinct bird with reptilian features. They want evolutionists to produce a weird, chimeric monster that cannot be classified as belonging to any known group. Even if a creationist does accept a fossil as transitional between two species, he or she may then insist on seeing other fossils intermediate between it and the first two. These frustrating requests can proceed ad infinitum and place an unreasonable burden on the always incomplete fossil record.

Nevertheless, evolutionists can cite further supportive evidence from molecular biology. All organisms share most of the same genes, but as evolution predicts, the structures of these genes and their products diverge among species, in keeping with their evolutionary relationships. Geneticists speak of the “molecular clock” that records the passage of time. These molecular data also show how various organisms are transitional within evolution.

Thanks for this Expos4ever. It seems to be a constant struggle against a lack of information or misinformation or the idea that evolution must be a plot by evil atheists.
OB

 

[Strathos]

Thanks for this Expos4ever. It seems to be a constant struggle against a lack of information or misinformation or the idea that evolution must be a plot by evil atheists.
OB

It's your third most insidious plot ever, next to the heliocentric solar system and the round earth.

 

[thesunisout]

Transitional Fossils

If this little critter doesn't demonstrate transition I don't know what would. It has characteristics normally seen in half a dozen different animals.

If this isn't enough try this:
List of Transitional Fossils

Hey friend, I have links too

- Five Major Evolutionist Misconceptions about Evolution -

- Evolution: The Creation Myth of Our Culture -- TrueOrigin Archive

Punctuated Equilibrium

This explanation from the University of Vermont may help you to gain a better understanding of punctuated equilibrium.

Punctuated Equilibrium,
Evolution 101
In simple terms environmental factors will sometimes encourage relatively rapid (in evolutionary terms)speciation.
OB

In other words, evolution happens so fast you can't see it! Definitely fits with the complete lack of evidence of evolution, I'll give you that.

 

[Occams Barber]

It's your third most insidious plot ever, next to the heliocentric solar system and the round earth.

Tell me about it.

I've spent many a night down at the Atheists Social Club & Laundromat, hunched over a plate of Fried Kitten Sandwiches and a bottle of Crème De Menthe, plotting the next Big Lie, while my underwear goes through the Wash Cycle.
OB