Almost all paleontologists recognize that the discovery of a complete transition is in any case unlikely.

Quote by George G Simpson

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Darwin (1859) recognized the fact that paleontology then seemed to provide evidence against rather for...

Darwin (1859) recognized the fact that paleontology then seemed to provide evidence against rather for...

Splitting and gradual divergence of genera is exemplified very well and in a large variety...

Splitting and gradual divergence of genera is exemplified very well and in a large variety...

He is a state of matter, a form of life, a sort of animal, and...

He is a state of matter, a form of life, a sort of animal, and...

Now we do have many examples of transitional sequences.

Now we do have many examples of transitional sequences.

Recognition of this kinship with the rest of the universe is necessary for understanding him,...

Recognition of this kinship with the rest of the universe is necessary for understanding him,...

Most of the dogmatic religions have exhibited a perverse talent for taking the wrong side...

Most of the dogmatic religions have exhibited a perverse talent for taking the wrong side...

The fact - not theory - that evolution has occurred and the Darwinian theory as...

The fact - not theory - that evolution has occurred and the Darwinian theory as...

Man is the result of a purposeless and materialistic process that did not have him...

Man is the result of a purposeless and materialistic process that did not have him...

Of course the orders all converge backward in time, to different degrees.

Of course the orders all converge backward in time, to different degrees.

Certainly paleontologists have found samples of an extremely small fraction, only, of the earth's extinct...

$Certainly paleontologists have found samples of an extremely small fraction, only, of the earth's extinct...$

Every paleontologist knows that most new species, genera, and families, and that nearly all categories...

Every paleontologist knows that most new species, genera, and families, and that nearly all categories...