Philip M Comments in teal. Philip M From philip madsen Wed Sep 19 21:54:42 2007 Paul you are stretching things a bit. Do they then have photos, or perhaps an original in deep freeze? I have mentioned this url several times -- thus far no indication that anyone has looked at it. http://www.bringyou.to/apologetics/philos.htm#Science Scroll down to History of the Collapse of "Flood Geology" and a Young Earth by Davis A. Young, Ph.D. Scroll down about half way and you will find a fairly good picture of a Pterosaur. This picture has a striking resemblance to the famous picture of archaeopteryx, and while I can't at this second give you a url, I would be surprised if you have not seen a good picture of this animal. If you have, you could not have missed the unmistakable, well defined teeth and the exquisite preservation of the feathers. Do you believe then that Dinosaurs are reptilian.. ? Why? because thats what we have been told for centuries? Are you forgetting that speculation (and fraud) clothed these monster skeletons. ? The definition 'reptile' has been made by others -- much more able than myself -- from skeletal remains, that these skeletons have features characteristic of reptiles. The structure of the bones also display characteristics which speak of cold blooded creatures -- something to do with the holes which carry blood vessels I think it was. That they were not amphibian can also be determined by skeletal characteristics. Do you know that doubt has been cast on this speculation by more recent DNA tests that show these to be mammal rather than reptile..I've stated what I think about DNA in this context. also the dating method has been turned upside down by serious new evidence.. References? What reason other than faith in evolution would cause scientists to get angry at these new research data? Is this true or are you just projecting your anger onto them? And From philip madsen Fri Sep 21 07:45:24 2007 Beaks may be/ are teeth... That some deformity may be propagated is liken to natural selection, but it is not evolution. I suppose you might want to believe that certain men who are covered in hair like an ape is a transitional? No -- these people 'suffer' from a normally switched off gene instead being expressed. The colloquial term I think is 'throw-back'. A deformed beak in a bird that work like teeth is no different from certain humans developing a real tail.. Its still a bird and its still a Human kind. Well think what you may but lacking a firm definition of what you would regard as transitional is a problem here. I have indicated what I believe is a reasonable definition. Using your reasoning Paul, that all kinds have skeletons of bone is proof of evolution.. Is there an important word or two missing here? Paul D Sick of deleting your inbox? Yahoo!7 Mail has free unlimited storage. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/unlimitedstorage.html