VOLCANO MADNESS: Re: [Geology2] New Technique Fills Gaps in Fossil Record

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Re: [Geology2] New Technique Fills Gaps in Fossil Record

You're so very welcome, Mark. I think it's fascinating research, too! :-)

Lin

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Mark Smith <smithsurf@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Hi Lin, thanks for posting. The fossil record problem, has been a major problem for a number of years in terms of certain arguments. So this is fascinating research!

Cheers,

Mark.

--- On Tue, 20/9/11, Lin Kerns <linkerns@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Lin Kerns <linkerns@gmail.com>
Subject: [Geology2] New Technique Fills Gaps in Fossil Record
To: "Geology2" <geology2@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, 20 September, 2011, 21:27

Whale skeleton on volcanic Isla Fernandina, Galapagos, Ecuador. (Credit: iStockphoto/Dawn Nichols)

New Technique Fills Gaps in Fossil Record

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2011) — University of Pennsylvania evolutionary biologists have resolved a long-standing paleontological problem by reconciling the fossil record of species diversity with modern DNA samples.