What is the creationist response to feathered dinosaurs?

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From wikipedia, which is not unmoderated as some people may say -

"Feathered dinosaurs are regarded by many paleontologists as transitional fossils between birds and dinosaurs (see Dinosaur-bird connection). It was already well known that ancient birds such as Archaeopteryx had many saurian characteristics, such as claws on their 'fingers' and teeth. For many years it had been theorized that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs. In the late 1990s, discoveries of feathered dinosaurs provided conclusive evidence of the connection, though the genealogical details are still incomplete."

Note the use of the words "transitional fossils". Weren't creationists hung up on the idea that there aren't any of these?

Also anyone who has any other evidence of the transition from therapod to avian would be welcome.

Sorry, forgot to include the link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feathered_dinosaurs

Please look at the artists impression of Sinornithosaurus. This is not science fiction, this is based on fossil evidence, see sources at the bottom of the page.

birdsflies - I lolled at you response. The only evolution is from caterpillar to butterfly or tadpole to frog? That's metamorphasis not evolution. Evolution is genetic change, not one creature simply changing it's shape and appearance.

derek b: what are you on about? Grass into milk? That's absurd, all mammals, including humans lactate and it doesn't require a diet of grass.

Answer 1

What is the creationist response to feathered dinosaurs?

They stick their head in the sand and repeat over and over, "I believe the Bible, I believe the Babble."

Answer 2

Yes, that's right. In fact, many authorities say that birds are dinosaurs, the only surviving line. Eagles are related to T. rex, but T. rex evolved in the late Cretaceous whereas the first birds appeared in the Middle Jurassic, some 85 million years earlier. It's believed that feathers evolved to regulate temperature and to serve in courtship display. Only later did they become modified for flight.

Answer 3

Archaeopery is a so-called transitional fossil often cited as the link between birds and dinosaurs. Sankar Chatterjee announced the discovery of a Triassic "bird" he called protoavis. As sponsors of Chatterjee's research,the National Geographic Society chose to release the discovery before formal peer-review and scientific scrutiny of his work,drawing sharp criticism from his colleagues. He did however allow the NGS to publicize his findings,theoretically pushing back the first bird 75 million years before Archaeoptery. Many paleontologists didn't feel the Protoavis was a bird at all,but NGS continued to create controversy with the 1999 publication of the "feathered" dinosaur Archaeoraptor,again announcing the discovery prior to peer-review. IT WAS LATER LEARNED THAT THIS SPECIMEN WAS A GLUED TOGETHER COMPOSITE OF A BIRD AND A DINOSAUR. IN OTHER WORDS,IT WAS A FAKE. JONATHAN WELLS WENT SO FAR AS TO LABEL THE SPECIMEN "PILTDOWN BIRD" IN MEMORY OF THE "PILTDOWN MAN" HOAX.

Evolution science is so desperate to "prove" evolution,that apparently it will stop at nothing to achieve that goal. Lie,cheat,improvise,whatever it takes. How pathetic, to so desperately hold on so tightly to a dying theory.

Answer 4

i am not a "creationist" in the sense that I believe that EVERYTHING was created as it is.... this is foolish, also for a Christian. I am persuaded, however, that creation by God is by no mean contrasting with evolution theory; everything was created, then the laws of physics, chemistry and biology apply and evolution took place, for animals as well as for mankind. What is the problem? Even the Churches recognize the Bing Bang as the initiating event, and by no mean giving rise to the present species....

Answer 5

I am a Creationists & a Christian, Yes I do believe in a Prehistoric time, It is there in the bible if people would study the bible instead of just reading it, But your theory does not do away with creation, The only evolution there is, is like an egg turns into a Chicken, & a larva turns into a butterfly, & tadpoles turn into a frog, Evolution is not what you all try to make it sound like, If you think we came from monkies, or out of a muddy pond, then you need to go to the Jungle & tell those monkies, & those tadpoles that they forgot to evovle.

Answer 6

Why would creationists care? How does any of this affect anyone's day to day life?

There is a science forum for those that get a kick out of science.

Answer 7

Actually who cares what a self-deceiving bunch of bible bashers care about biology. It really does belong in another section, it is they who drag it into here.

Answer 8

I urge you to read about the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Answer 9

Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.

Answer 10

What is the evolutionists answer to the process of a cow eating grass, and in turn creating milk?If you can figure it out,then you can design and build the first grass moo-er.