The Phytophactor

A plant pundit comments on plants, the foibles and fun of academic life, and other things of interest.

Showing posts with label fossil record. Show all posts

Showing posts with label fossil record. Show all posts

Hysterical distinction of historical science

Do you know the difference between “historical” and “observational”/experimental science ? Well, it makes a big difference to creationis...

Ages of plants - Rocks versus clocks

During a recent interaction with a student who expressed doubts about evolution, they contended “that the fossil record just doesn’t support...

Oldest species on Earth is a fern

The antiquity of very few species has been documented, but most paleontologists estimate that species on average only persist for a few mill...

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