New find, same old stumbling block
Science | A Cambrian fossil discovery renews the challenge to evolution
by Julie Borg
Posted 3/28/19, 03:20 pm
Researchers in China have discovered a mass of fossils near the Danshui River that date to the Cambrian Explosion, a biological phenomenon that defies Darwinian evolution. A study published in Science on Friday describes the trove of 101 animal species preserved in exquisite detail, including soft tissue like gills, muscles, digestive systems, appendages, and even eyes. So far, 53 percent of the species found were previously unknown.