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evolution as scientific methodlogy

W.Wuster w.wuster at BANGOR.AC.UK
Mon Aug 16 09:04:49 CDT 1999


On Sun, 15 Aug 1999, John Grehan wrote:

> And I don't see how evoltuion can be falsified either.

- Random stratigraphic distribution of phylogenetic groupings in the
fossil record (e.g, mammals, dinosaurs and trilobites gayly mixed up
across the entire stratigraphic column) 

- Total incongruence of phylogenies derived from different character
systems (especially molecular evidence and morphological characters)

To name but two very obvious and easily testable ones...

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Wolfgang W?ster
School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK
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