Just how quickly can animals expand their geographical range? Recently I expressed my skepticism about young-earth creationist' claims that animals could depart an ark in the Middle East and migrated all the way to South America in just a few years (Glyptodonts, Armadillos and Ken Ham's Hyper-Speciation Model). Take the armadillos I wrote about.  There are... Continue Reading →
Glyptodonts, Armadillos and Ken Ham’s Hyper-Speciation Model
Armadillos are curious little animals but were all of them as small as they are today?  DNA extracted from a 12,000 year old bone of an extinct glyptodont the size of a small car revealed a genetic code that clearly places this huge animal inside the group (clade) of diverse animals we collectively call armadillos. These DNA results (see... Continue Reading →