죄송합니다, FAQ만 올리는 것 같아서... http://earth.ics.uci.edu:8080/faqs/faq-transitional.html 에 가시면, 척추동물들의 transitional form들의 화석들이 나열되어 있습니다. 제가 생각했던 것보다도 훨씬 많군요. 그동안 연구 잘하고 있나 봅니다. (*제의견은, 그동안 충분한 의견들이 올라왔으며 지금까지의 글들로 이 논쟁을 몰랐던 분들은 스스로 판단하실 수 있으리라 봅니다*) (*그런데, 저에게 창조과학책 보내주신다는 분은???*) 일부 발췌: The Main Point Creationists often state categorically that "there are no transitional fossils". As this FAQ shows, this is simply not true. That is the main point of this FAQ. There are abundant transitional fossils of both the "chain of genera" type and the "species-to-species transition" type. There are documented speciations that cross genus lines and family lines. The interpretation of that fact I leave up to you. I have outlined five possible models above, and have explained why I think some of them are better than others. You might disagree with my conclusions, and you can choose the one you think is best, (or even develop another one). But you cannot simply say that there are no transitional fossils, because there are. As Gould said (1994): "The supposed lack of intermediary forms in the fossil record remains the fundamental canard of current antievolutionists. Such transitional forms are scarce, to be sure, and for two sets of reasons - geological (the gappiness of the fossil record) and biological (the episodic nature of evolutionary change, including patterns of punctuated equilibrium and transition within small populations of limited geological extenet). But paleontologists have discovered several superb examples of intermediary forms and sequences, more than enough to convince any fair-minded skeptic about the reality of life's physical geneology." 그럼 이 FAQ의 content를 보면: PART I has FISHES TO FIRST MAMMALS & BIRDS: 1.Introduction: 1.Types of transitions 2.Why are there gaps? 3.Predictions of creationism & evolution 4.What's in this FAQ 5.Timescale 2.Transitions from primitive fish to sharks, skates, rays 3.Transitions from primitive fish to bony fish 4.Transition from fishes to first amphibians 5.Transitions among amphibians 6.Transition from amphibians to first reptiles 7.Transitions among reptiles 8.Transition from reptiles to first mammals (long) 9.Transition from reptiles to first birds PART 2 has transitions among mammals (starting with primates), including numerous species-to-species transitions, discussion, and references. If you're particularly interested in humans, skip to the primate section of part 2, and also look up the fossil hominid FAQ. 1.Overview of the Cenozoic 2.Primates 3.Bats 4.Carnivores 5.Rodents 6.Lagomorphs (rabbits & hares) 7.Condylarths (first hoofed animals) 8.Cetaceans (whales & dolphins) 9.Perissodactyls (horses, rhinos, tapirs) 10.Elephants 11.Sirenians (dugongs & manatees) 12.Artiodactyls (pigs, hippos, deer, giraffes, cows, etc.) 13.Species transitions from other miscellaneous mammal groups 14.Conclusion: A bit of historical background The major features of the fossil record Good models & bad models: which theories match the data best? The main point. 15.References -- -. .-. .-. .-. .-. .- | Yoonsoo Hahn (한 윤 수) ||X|||\ /|||X|||\ /|||X|| | Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST |/ \|||X|||/ \|||X|||/ \| | (EMAIL) yshan@sorak.kaist.ac.kr (T) 042-869-5261 ' `-' `-' `-' `-' ` | http://bioneer.kaist.ac.kr/~yshan (P) 015-427-6466