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You can switch any two adjacent skulls in the line and you wouldn't know the difference unless you have dates for the individual skulls. Even specialists ultimately turn to dates for the order. You could switch any three adjacents skulls with much the same result. So where is the line?
It magically appears when you compare a skull from the end with one from the beginning, but this doesn't represent the issue properly.
That's why it is such a problem to classify such organisms; just take the many different breeds of dogs for example-wide range in size, body shape, colour, ratio of body parts, etc. So how do we show they come from different species? Evolutionists assume that those fossils "show" the evolution of hominids. Like you said, how do we know they are "new species"?
As for the line, changes from reptiles - birds could definitely be classified as macroevolution; one type of organism to another. However, just give me one example that you suppose would be classified as macroevolution.
[This message has been edited by blitz77, 08-14-2002]