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Other Sharks with Symphyseal Teeth Sorry for the long delay, folks. I have been busy wrapping up the end of the school semester, and it certainly did not help that things have gotten crazy due to people's reaction to the coronavirus. However, I still intend on picking back up were I left off. To briefly… Continue reading Additional Sharks with Symphyseal Teeth

A typical tooth whorl of Helicoprion. For a long time, these strange whorls were the only thing known about them. Take a look at the fossil in the picture above. This is a fossil of Helicoprion. Can you tell what it is? If not, that is okay. When it was first described in 1899, Helicoprion… Continue reading The Tooth Whorl of a Strange Shark

A radiometer in action. The radiometer is the bulb on the right. Note that the bulb is sealed: nothing material, including air, can get into the bulb. That means that the only thing that can get into the bulb and cause the fins to spin is light. You may be aware that light behaves both… Continue reading Light as a Particle

A rose? What does this have to do with predators? It turns out that roses and predators may be two types of organisms that were modified at the time of the Fall. We have noted that some carnivores, such as bears and dogs, have herbivorous or omnivorous members of their families, and thus it is… Continue reading The Origin of Predators, Part 4

The massasauga, also called the pygmy rattlesnake. Pit vipers, like this guy here, are specialized for killing small animals. In the last post, we considered the possibility that carnivores began as animals that ate invertebrates. An example of an insectivore that is closely related to carnivores is the sloth bear. The bears provide another example… Continue reading The Origin of Predators: Part 3

A sloth bear. It may be a surprise, but insects (specifically, ants and termites) are a major part of the diet of sloth bears. Could it be that the original created bears were free to eat insects and only began eating meat after the Fall of man? In the last post, we established that predators… Continue reading The Origin of Predators: Part 2

We may be in awe of predators, such as lions, but how do these types of creatures fit into God's creation? Did God intend predators to exist? If not, where did they come from? In my last post, I wrapped up the discussion about chameleons with the following statements: “Everything about these lizards is designed… Continue reading The Origin of Predators: Part 1

Meller's Chameleon, the largest lizard from continental Africa (there are large chameleons in Madagascar). Chameleons are extraordinary lizards. These arboreal insectivores (tree-living insect eating animals) are also fairly familiar lizards, that appear as pets, in movies, shows, and books, plus they are famous for a couple of traits. It turns out, however, that chameleons are… Continue reading Chameleons: Amazing Lizards

As we end the Thanksgiving weekend and start moving into Christmas, let us reflect a moment on the humble turkey. We mostly know of turkey as standard holiday fare and less as an actual bird (unless you live on or grew up on a farm, in which case turkeys probably represent chores). How did this… Continue reading A Little Bit About Turkeys

Overhead view of Styracosaurus albertensis skull. From Robert Holmes and Anthony Russell (2007) "A revision of the Late Campanian centrosaurine ceratopsid Stryacosaurus from the Western Interior of North America" Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(4): 944-962. A description of a new Styracosaurus skull came out just today.i Styracosaurus is one of the more familiar ceratopsians. The… Continue reading A New Skull of Styracosaurus