alga to pteridophyte

[Susan B. Farmer]

>Susan and Curtis,
>      I am wondering if you are talking about somewhat different events.  I
>would be interested in clarifications from either of you, whether you are
>talking about (1) an alga evolving "directly" into a pteridophyte; or (2)
>evolving  "indirectly", i.e. an alga evolving first into bryophyte
>intermediate forms, and then the latter evolving into pteridophytes.
>      The traditional view is "indirect" (green algae to charophyte algae to
>bryophytes to pteridophytes).  But I believe Anthony Miklausen's 1997 book
>proposes "direct" evolution of brown algae (phaeophytes) into pteridophytes.
>  I am wondering if Curtis is referring to the latter.
>                        ------Ken Kinman

Actually, I was referring to the more commonly proposed indirect method,
although for the purposes of the example, (problems Creationists have
with Evolution) either one would work.

Susan

>At 01:36 PM 8/16/99 -0400, Susan B. Farmer wrote:
>>Most Creationists have a problem with the kind of speciation events that
>>would cause the rise of a pteridophyte from an alga.
>
>Curtis Clark replied:
>>Many evolutionists have a problem with that kind of speciation, as well.
>
>
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