Tuesday 11 April 2023

New dates for ichthyosaur extinction



Image courtesy of  Esther van Hulsen. 


Joel Kontinen 

Bones discovered on the remote Arctic island of Spitsbergen suggest the ancient marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs roamed Earth's oceans for much longer than evolutionist thought possible.  

They were dated to 250 million years ago.  The remains represent the oldest evidence of ichthyosaurs we've ever seen. 

What is more, the bones were already large and well-adapted to marine life,  This suggests that evolutionists need to adjust their timeline for ichthyosaurs. Now they are thought to have appears prior to the End-Permian Mass Extinction that according to 

evolution took place 251.9 million years ago. 

Source: 

Starr, Michelle.  2023.   Oldest Ichthyosaur Known to Science Discovered on Remote Arctic Island. Science Alert 28 March.