ICANT writes:
You did notice the dates that this bird went extinct did you not.
It was about 117 years ago.
I don't know much about fossils, since I'm not a fossil-ologist (pardon the bad grammar
). Are you saying that it takes longer than 100 years for an animal to be fossilized? If this is the case, how do you explain the fossils we've found that show degradable parts of the animal?
I admit I don't know much about fossils but I would think that would be a little bit short on time for something to turn to rock. But maybe I am wrong. If I am could someone explain it to me.
You're also missing a very important part. The passenger pigeon was around for a lot longer before colonization of the Americas. If there were millions to billions of them and if fossils should be that common, you'd think that there was enough time and chances for them to be fossilized.
You sound like an animal absolutely has to go extinct in order for it to be fossilized. Is this what you are saying?
Taz could you supply the group or groups that have been searching for these fossils.
I don't have any reference for you. Are you saying there are fossils of the passenger pigeon and that we haven't found any because we haven't been looking?
Perhaps you'd like to suggest to your fellow creationists who are working in the field to start searching for passenger pigeon fossils to prove that fossilization does indeed happen more easily and more often?
But if you have to ignore questions, don't ignore this one. Are you suggesting that an animal has to go extinct in order for it to be fossilized? You really sounded like the passenger pigeon just came into being 117 years ago and then went extinct in a year so fossilization could only happen from 117 years ago.