A new review paper published in the journal Expert Review of Proteomics summarizes 85 reports of organic remains in fossils.1 Some of the reports describe whole tissues like blood vessels, dried but intact skin, and connective tissues on or inside fossils like dinosaur bones. Other reports describe whole cells like red blood cells and bone cells. Other reports in the review paper describe biochemicals specific to animals (not microbes), including proteins, collagen, elastin, ovalbumin, and keratin. All these reports revealed three trends that call for a vast rethink of the mainstream age of fossils.
The first trend describes a diversity of organic material among different types of fossils. Since the 1960s, researchers have reported on what appear to be original biological material in many fossils allegedly to be millions of years old. These biological remnants occur in dinosaur, bird, mammal, plant, reptile, amphibian, clam, insect and other arthropods, sponge, and worm fossils.
A second trend involves geography. The study authors noted the extent of biomaterials in fossils covers most of Earth. Some researchers even described their results taken from offshore fossils. Literature describes these remnants in fossils from North America, South America, a few in Africa, Europe (including Belgium, UK, and Spain), and Asia (featuring India and China). So far, only Antarctica and Australia lack fresh-looking fossils.
Amino acids found in a tree stump fossil might, if published technically, add Antarctica to the list.2 Australia’s inclusion may just be a matter of investigative time and effort. Thus, this second trend finds that fossil biomaterials span the globe. Shouldn’t a global effect call for a global cause?
Third, the study authors noted extensive geology. Over the last fifty years, hundreds of fossil experts have found specimens that apparently contain original biomaterials from most of the ten iconic geological systems. The researchers tallied a high number of finds from Cretaceous layers, and some reports from Jurassic, Triassic, Pennsylvanian, Silurian, and Cambrian. The most surprising protein remnants were found in layers below the Cambrian. These lowermost strata bear age assignments far older than 500 million years—a clear mismatch with expected protein chemical lifespans.
The review paper noted that biomaterials like proteins always decay over time, and that experiments show that although some might last thousands of years, none should last millions. The study authors therefore had to admit to the ridiculously huge difference between experimental expectations and the actual fossil finds and the dates traditionally ascribed to them. Biomaterial preservation appears not to care about creature kinds, continents, or even rock layers. Organic remains could pop up anywhere one finds fossils. In the end, readers are left to find their own ways to explain these three trends from the 85 scientific reports.
References
1. Thomas, B., and S. Taylor. Proteomes of the Past: The Pursuit of Proteins in Paleontology. Expert Review of Proteomics. Published online before print, December 12, 2019.
2. Pappas, S. 280-Million-Year-Old Fossil Forest Discovered in … Antarctica. LiveScience. Posted on livescience.com November 15, 2017, accessed December 16, 2019.
Eighty-Five Reports of Biological Remnants in Fossils
More Creation Science Update
Discover the Evidence that Exists for the Bible!
For generations, the Bible has faced skepticism and challenges to its credibility. Critics have questioned whether it is merely a collection of stories...
Massive Tsunamis Generated by the Flood, Not an Asteroid
Two separate studies claim massive tsunamis and earthquakes from an asteroid impact profoundly affected the rock record. One research team modeled a...
Lifting the Curtain on Scientific Elitism“The curtain has been lifted” is an idiom that aptly portrays when a hidden truth is revealed. On the public side of a curtain called “biological science,” the perception of...
Flood Explains Mysterious Iceland Plant FossilsRecently, a colleague alerted me to some unusual fossil discoveries on Iceland that are best explained by ICR’s Flood model.1,2 The fossils of interest are plants, specifically lignite,3...
Yellowstone National Park, Part 1: A Flood Supervolcanoby Tim Clarey, Ph.D., and Brian Thomas, Ph.D.* Yellowstone became the world’s first national park in 1872. Geologist Ferdinand Hayden led an expedition the year before through much of what...
The Five Rules of Flood PaleontologyMost people assume that both geological and fossil evidence support the story of evolution. Geology textbooks portray the formation of canyons, mountains, oil deposits, and other features as representing...
Big Bacterium--a Missing Link?Bacteria are tiny single-cell organisms that show a huge range of metabolic and genetic variation, and also exist in a wide array of shapes and sizes. Bacteria, which are classed among the life forms...
Speculation, Invention, and the Invisible HandEvolution is broadly and almost unequivocally accepted as fact. Creationists who try to present the evidence contradicting it are often met with “How can you go against proven science?”...
ICR’s School of Biblical ApologeticsThe Institute for Creation Research’s School of Biblical Apologetics (SOBA) was launched over 12 years ago. ICR’s SOBA programs provide biblical creation-based apologetics for seeking, finding,...
Altruistic Birds Embarrass EvolutionistsWhy are evolutionists surprised to learn that birds are intelligent, careful, and very caring? Birds communicate among themselves, use tools, and often demonstrate altruism (unselfishly caring for others)—sometimes...
Caring for the People in Your LifeMany people relate stewardship to managing money. When they consider their resources, money comes to mind, along with vehicles, homes, investments, clothes, and so on. But how often do we include people...
Creation Kids: Grand Canyonby Christy Hardy and Susan Windsor* You’re never too young to be a creation scientist! Kids, discover fun facts about God’s creation with ICR’s special Creation Kids learning and...Full versions of current and previous Acts & Facts can be viewed online in PDF format using the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader.
You can subscribe to receive a free subscription to Acts & Facts by clicking here.
[body_edit] =>How can Christians stand up to scientific elitism? What does the plant fossil record in Iceland tell us about the global Flood? Does a new bacterium prove evolution? What is our responsibility to those Jesus has placed in our lives? Discover the answers to these questions and more in the May-June 2022 issue of Acts & Facts! [MACRO aaf_article, 13441] [MACRO aaf_article, 13442] [MACRO aaf_article, 13443] [MACRO aaf_article, 13444] [MACRO aaf_article, 13445] [MACRO aaf_article, 13446] [MACRO aaf_article, 13447] [MACRO aaf_article, 13448] [MACRO aaf_article, 13449] [MACRO aaf_article, 13450]
Full versions of current and previous Acts & Facts can be viewed online in PDF format using the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader.
You can subscribe to receive a free subscription to Acts & Facts by clicking here.
[typeID] => 9 [visible] => t [pdf] => [publishURL] => inside-may-jun-2022-acts-facts/ [publishDate] => 0000-00-00 [authorAsterisk] => f [domainID] => 1 [publication] => [volume] => [issue] => [page] => [author] => Staff Writer [rand] => 1646504818.630074 ) -->
Inside May-June 2022 Acts & Facts
How can Christians stand up to scientific elitism? What does the plant fossil record in Iceland tell us about the global Flood? Does a new bacterium...
The Latest
Computer Simulations Imply Recent, Supernatural Creation of Saturn's...
Conventional scenarios fall short in explaining the origin of moons within our solar system. Recent computer simulations have strengthened the argument...
Watching PBS: Don’t Think Too Hard About the Brain’s Origin!
This past summer, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) addressed the subject of origins in the five-part television series Evolution.1...
The Engineering Behind Every Heartbeat
The human heart does not beat like a perfect clock. The time between beats changes as the body breathes, moves, rests, and reacts to the world around...
Blood Vessels: Built to Sense and Respond to Force
Blood vessels do more than carry blood. As tissue grows or heals, new vessels must form in the right place and direction, through a process called angiogenesis....
Hummingbird Hawkmoth Exhibits Astonishing Abilities
The incredible hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum), and other insects of the Lepidoptera order, continue to amaze entomologists.1,2...
More Than Just Parts: The Networking of Cells
An engineer can list every part in a system and still miss how it works. Think of a radio. Its parts matter, but so does the wiring that joins them....
Living Centenarian Sturgeon: Extreme Genesis Longevity Is Plausible
Native American oral tradition contains stories of sturgeon living for centuries. While this was largely seen as folklore among conventional scientists,...
Brainy Bees Solve Pollen Problem
The uncanny abilities of the honeybee cause entomologists to shake their heads in wonder.1,2
Scientists have long known that honeybees...
October Wallpaper
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace...
Possible Ark Site Has Mainstream Media Hopping
An organization named Noah’s Ark Scans is investigating a site called Durupinar, almost 20 miles from Mount Ararat in Turkey. Could it contain...