Conflicts Between Darwinian Theory and Natural History




FIG O: Origin of the Phyla: Darwinian predictions




FIG P: Origin of the Phyla: Darwinian predictions




FIG Q: The origin of the phyla: the fossil evidence

The sudden appearance of between 50 and 100 disparate body plans with extremely low species diversity supports the conclusion that neither gradual Darwinian evolution nor lower taxon-level punctuations can account for the origin of the higher taxa and the major body plans.




FIG R: The origin of the phyla: the fossil evidence

The sudden appearance of between 50 and 100 disparate body plans with extremely low species diversity supports the conclusion that neither gradual Darwinian evolution nor lower taxon-level punctuations can account for the origin of the higher taxa and the major body plans.




FIG 2A: Pervasive patterns of natural history and the origin of the phyla. Comparison of Darwinian predictions (including punctuated equilibium)with the fossil data.

See also FIGURES O and Q above.




FIG 2B: Pervasive patterns of natural history and the origin of the phyla. Comparison of Darwinian predictions (including punctuated equilibium)with the fossil data.

See also FIGURES P and R above.




FIG 4: Pervasive patterns of natural history and the origin of the phyla. Composite comparison of Darwinian predictions (including punctuated equilibium)with the fossil data.



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