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\nIf it walks like a heron and eats like a heron and sounds like a heron\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0. it\u2019s a dinosaur in disguise! Now that\u2019s weird. Well, that\u2019s the basic logic of a newly revealed \u201cdinosaur\u201d species, Kank australis (of course, I\u2019m exaggerating a bit\u2014they don\u2019t know what this creature sounded like, but you get the point!).<\/p>\n
The popular headline announcing this find declares, \u201cHeron-Like, Fish-Eating Dinosaur from 70 Million Years Ago Discovered in Argentina.\u201d What exactly does \u201cheron-like\u201d mean? According to the article, it means,<\/p>\n
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The cervical vertebrae of Kank show special structures for muscle attachment and the protection of neck blood vessels\u2014features particularly important in modern birds with complex neck movements, such as herons.\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0.<\/p>\n
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Their elongated snouts, numerous teeth and long, flexible necks suggest adaptations for fishing, similar to modern herons.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHeron-like\u201d sounds like it\u2019s, well, like a heron! But in the evolutionary worldview, birds are<\/em> dinosaurs, so this creature gets introduced to the world as a new dinosaur species, instead of as a new variety of heron-like bird.<\/p>\n This find highlights the role evolutionary assumptions play in interpreting the past. The researchers found a small assemblage of fossil bones\u2014a neck vertebra, a claw, and some teeth (they were all found in the same area and it\u2019s assumed they belong together)\u2014and then they used their evolutionary worldview (belief) to assign a date (70 million years) and a classification (a type of dinosaur). But just because a bird has teeth doesn’t make it a dinosaur\u2014we know that at least some ancient birds had teeth, including Archaeopteryx and Microraptor. Because of their evolutionary assumptions, they don\u2019t see birdlike features and assume bird<\/em>, they see birdlike features and assume dinosaur<\/em>. It\u2019s all about worldview! It\u2019s ridiculous.<\/p>\n In a biblical worldview, when we see bird features in a fossil, we assume that the creature was probably a bird!<\/p>\n In a biblical worldview, when we see bird features in a fossil, we assume that the creature was probably a bird! God created the various bird kinds on day five but the land creature kinds\u2014including dinosaurs\u2014on day six of creation week, and he made life to reproduce according to its kind, so one kind (like a dinosaur) won\u2019t turn into another kind (like a bird). Rather, birds are birds and dinosaurs are dinosaurs!<\/p>\n When you see headlines declaring a \u201cbirdlike\u201d dinosaur has been discovered, go past the headline and take a look at what was actually discovered. Most likely, that \u201cbirdlike\u201d dinosaur was probably a bird! Bottom line, they found a fossil bird!<\/p>\n Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
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