Evolutionists Where are all the transitional fossils?

Question

There is still a missing link.... where are all the fossils that are suppose to support the theory of evolution? according to the threory we should have millions of transitional fossils, exspecially in the human lines, we are said to have evolved most recent, were are all the fossils? even darwin saw the problem of no transitional forms... we should have millions of transitional fossils but there is none.. its already been proven that lucy was an ape, is that the only fossils they have to support such a theory, if evolution was true we should have millions of transitional fossils of human ancestors.... we have none!! tell me that isn't religious! show me evidence not artistic cartoon pictures...

Answer 1

You're absolutely right. There are no transitional fossils.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_transitional_fossils
Whoops!

Are you so confused about evolution that you think it's a religion? This question belongs in science- biology, not R&S.
If you truly want to learn, why not ask it there.

*Cheers* and good night all!

Answer 2

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and speculate that you have never been to:

The American Museum of Natural History in NY
The National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.
The Natural History Museum in London

All three have many examples of what you would like to see. Furthermore, if you actually presented yourself in a scholarly fashion, you *MIGHT* be able to see some of the thousands of fossils (many of which are transitional) in these museums collections which are not open for public display.

The fact of the matter is, fossilization is a VERY RARE event. It's not as though every single thing that has ever lived has turned into a fossil. Most bones have decomposed or been destroyed by the elements over millions of years. We are very fortunate to have actually found so many well preserved samples of transitional fossils. And actually, the term "transitional fossil" is really not accurate. Technically, almost ALL fossils are transitional, in that every species that has not gone extinct, has evolved.

It sounds as though you are mired in the conventional anti-science rhetoric spewed by religious groups, and afraid that even a small investigative effort would yield the exact evidence you claim to look for. It's out there if you want it. Just hop in a car, go to a museum and OPEN YOUR MIND.

Answer 3

You are definitely interpreting things wrong: "But evolutionists haven't found any mutant hybrid creature fossils yet" 'Mutant hybrid creature fossils' would NOT be transitional fossils, transitional fossils are fossils of normal creatures that show intermediate features between species that lived at earlier and later times - and there are thousands of these!

Answer 4

Oh great, another "sincere" science question posted in R&S.

>>There is still a missing link....

No, there isn't.
http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CC/CC050.html

>>where are all the fossils that are suppose to
>>support the theory of evolution? according to
>>the threory we should have millions of transitional
>>fossils,

Here you go:
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional.html
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/

>>exspecially [sic] in the human lines,

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/

>>even darwin saw the problem of no transitional forms...

Out-of-context quote.

>>its already been proven that lucy was an ape

No, it hasn't been. But if it ever does it will be shown by scientists, not armchair theologians. That's the beauty of science, it stays on top of things when new evidence is found so that our understanding of the world gets more and more accurate.

Answer 5

I understand your concern but you are omitting a vital element.
The creation of fossils just doesn't occur to every life-form all the time. Formation into a fossil is a very unusual occurrence and we are fortunate to have what we have.
Predominantly, our greatest horde of fossils come from the time when there was a mass extinction and lots of dead animals were covered over with ash and assorted debris. Great conditions for fossilisation.
Do not expect such conditions to appear at very regular and convenient times through all the evolutionary scale. There are inevitably large chunks of time when the ideal fossilisation conditions were not 'available'.

Answer 6

You need to read a freakin' book, fer crissake. ALL fossils are transitional fossils. You are just regurgitating pseudo-scientific arguments created by creationist liars whose main objective is to keep you stupid and scientifically ignorant. They are very good at it. You obviously know nothing about the theory of evolution... just the creationist comic-book version of evolution.

Get thee to the library. Check out one or more of these books...

The Selfish Gene
The Blind Watchmaker
Climbing Mount Improbable
The Ancestor's Tale

... then get back to us, when you are no longer under the influence of professional liars.
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Answer 7

Show me the proof for GOD. The missing link is "Let us make man in OUR image and our likeness". They took lucy (Homosapiens) and place there genes in her and now you have a ape/reptile with a little sense. Why do you think we only use 7% of are brains? Why as ape men we crave meat? You have to go back before the bible! Its out there but religious people don't want you to do the research! Don't believe me Check it out! the Enuma Elish or Zechariah Sitchom talks about it.

Answer 8

Here's a better question...

If creationism and Bible stories are fact...where is the Garden of Eden? Where is the Ark of the Covenant...where are the stone tablets on which the 10 Commandments are allegedly scribed by Gods own hand???

The fact that we have viruses today, wich were susceptible to certain antibiotics 30 years ago, and are not succeptible to those same antibiotics today, tells me that new strains of the same virus EVOLVED from the old strain.

Evolution you can see....pretty convincing arguement.

Answer 9

When you finish visiting the weblinks you were given and checking out any booklists on them and taking notes please go to your nearest decent library, school, town, or uni, and check out the science books and the magazine rack.

I suggest you start regularly reading New Scientist, American Science and Discover and their back isues!

And Lucy is a hominid primate fossil not an ape!

Answer 10

The conditions have to be right for a fossil to be made. Creatures don't just fall down dead and BAM you have a fossil.... ever thought that the transitional creatures exsisted in places that are simply not hospitalible for fossil creation?