Re: H&W EXPLAINING MESOZOIC FOSSILS

[Jarno Peschier <jpeschie@cs.ruu.nl>]

At 12:55 16-01-96 -0500, you wrote:
>> Further, you must remember that (as I recall) H&W felt a need to "explain
>> away" Archaeopteryx because it didn't fit in with their theory that life on
>> earth was "seeded" frpm outer space without evolution.
>> Ronald I. Orenstein                          
>
>I guess it's worth mentioning because it's so hilarious.. Here I go then.
>
>For those of you that don't know, astronomer Fred Hoyle is well known for his
>advocation of 'panspermia' - basically the idea that organic evolution on Earth
>is affected by invading microorganisms that come in on meteors and such. [...]
>I hope you see that no further comment is necessary.

Not about these theory. It sounded very silly to me as well. That was not
what I wrote about. Even if you dismiss this you could still think that the
Archaeopteryx specimen they talk about could be a fake. I just wasn't sure.
That's why asked here...

          Jarno Peschier, jpeschie@cs.ruu.nl, 2:2802/245.1@Fido
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