Aim of the website
The theory of evolution is based on evidence taken from a number of scientific disciplines, but one of the most relevant is paleontology, the study of fossil life. This website is concerned exclusively with information from fossils found in sedimentary rocks.
This website does not seek to present arguments for or against the theory of evolution. That has been done many times. Rather, it seeks to tell the story of evolutionary development by describing the fossils that record the major changes in organisms over geological time. That might seem a somewhat trivial aim, given the vast amount of literature already available on the subject in books, websites and scientific articles. But the fact is that most of these sources deal only with a small part of the whole story. It is a simple matter to find information about the fossils that illustrate one particular evolutionary transition, but not so easy to find single sources that provide fossil data for the full sweep of evolutionary history.
The purpose of this website is to provide a readily accessible resource that will provide visual documentation of the fossils that record all the major transformations of life through geological time. It should thus provide helpful information for the following types of user:
This website does not seek to present arguments for or against the theory of evolution. That has been done many times. Rather, it seeks to tell the story of evolutionary development by describing the fossils that record the major changes in organisms over geological time. That might seem a somewhat trivial aim, given the vast amount of literature already available on the subject in books, websites and scientific articles. But the fact is that most of these sources deal only with a small part of the whole story. It is a simple matter to find information about the fossils that illustrate one particular evolutionary transition, but not so easy to find single sources that provide fossil data for the full sweep of evolutionary history.
The purpose of this website is to provide a readily accessible resource that will provide visual documentation of the fossils that record all the major transformations of life through geological time. It should thus provide helpful information for the following types of user:
- Educators seeking teaching materials
- People seeking a visual depiction of how fossils illustrate the evolution of life
- Those looking for data with which to assess the arguments in the continuing debate regarding evolution and creation
Photo credits
Header: Grand Canyon, by Antoine Taveneaux ((Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons).
Header: Grand Canyon, by Antoine Taveneaux ((Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons).