Have the evolutionist found a proven intermediate form after the hilarious coelacanth discovery?

Answer 1

Why was it hilarious? What happened was, they found a fish which they thought to be extinct because it appears in fossil records. Instead it has been around almost unchanged for about 400 million years. Crocodiles have been found in fossils from 95 million years ago, and there are certainly a lot of them around.

Answer 2

One of the most intriguing aspects of the coelocanth is that it never "needed" an intermediate form. It had adjusted in to its environment so well that it was able to remain relatively unchanged for millions of years, not a common occurrence in evolutionary history. In most cases, the "Red Queen Hypothesis" is true, meaning that organisms have to "Run as fast as they can to stay in the same place."

FIY......Run = Evolve

Answer 3

The coelacanth discovery is amazing ... but "hilarious"?

Scientists (who are pretty much all 'evolutionists') were *thrilled* at the discovery. It provided a great way to check a lot of how they were able to piece together the structures of the fish, from just fossils.

As far as confirmed intermediate or transitional forms, there are *lots*. Here you go:
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional.html

For non-mammals:
Transitions from primitive fish to sharks, skates, rays
Transitions from primitive fish to bony fish
Transition from fishes to first amphibians
Transitions among amphibians
Transition from amphibians to first reptiles
Transitions among reptiles
Transition from reptiles to first mammals (long)
Transition from reptiles to first birds

And for mammals:
Primates
Bats
Carnivores
Rodents
Lagomorphs (rabbits & hares)
Condylarths (first hoofed animals)
Cetaceans (whales & dolphins)
Perissodactyls (horses, rhinos, tapirs)
Elephants
Sirenians (dugongs & manatees)
Artiodactyls (pigs, hippos, deer, giraffes, cows, etc.)
Species transitions from other miscellaneous mammal groups

Enjoy.