Not Many Fossils...
The Nature of the Fossil Record
“95% of the fossils (by number) consist of shallow marine organisms (e.g., corals, shellfish).
“Of the remaining 5%, 95% are all the algae and plant/tree fossils (including the coal) and all the other invertebrate fossils (e.g., insects).
“5% of the 5% (or 0.25% of the entire fossil record) are the vertebrate fossils (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals).
“Only 1% of this 0.25% (or 0.0025% of the entire fossil record) are vertebrate fossils that consist of more than a single bone! (E.g., there are only about 2,100 dinosaur skeletons in all the world’s museums.)”
– Kurt Wise, “The Nature of the Fossil Record,” ICR lecture.
“95% of the fossils (by number) consist of shallow marine organisms (e.g., corals, shellfish).
“Of the remaining 5%, 95% are all the algae and plant/tree fossils (including the coal) and all the other invertebrate fossils (e.g., insects).
“5% of the 5% (or 0.25% of the entire fossil record) are the vertebrate fossils (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals).
“Only 1% of this 0.25% (or 0.0025% of the entire fossil record) are vertebrate fossils that consist of more than a single bone! (E.g., there are only about 2,100 dinosaur skeletons in all the world’s museums.)”
– Kurt Wise, “The Nature of the Fossil Record,” ICR lecture.
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