It appears that some people have formed an opinion without actually reading the article. Or understanding of paleontology is equal to zero. The layers of earth that were dug through to find this fossil were not laid down in a few years.The fossil was encased in a VERY thick shell of stone. Also not something that happens over a few years.
To John Csanki: You are expressing yourself about something you have no information, knowledge, education or training about. And relying your opinion on a book, written thousands of years after tha fact by people who had no information, knowledge, education or training about fossils, dinosaurs, or animals in general. Good luck with that.
PeterMay 18, 2017
I am honestly bemused by some of the comments here .people are of course entitled to their opinion ,but what is that makes some Latter Day Saints believe they mus hold to a fundamentalist evangelical Christian,view of the age of the earth .latter day Saint leaders since the last century have made it clear that the church has no official view on geological age or evolution ,though a number of general authorities have strongly supported the scientific consensus on both subjects as some have famously opposed it . the official position of the church since the early 1900s is definitely not that of fundamentalist Christianity .we have some very fine, faithful scientists working in most of the relevant disciplines ( eg.paleo botany ,paleontology ,evolutionary biology ,genetics ,etc and so on ).as I say bemused .what a wonderful story what a very exciting find .my son and I were delighted by the pictures and article
noelMay 17, 2017
Mr Csanki I am sure your fellow church members who teach in the biology and geology faculties would differ with as to the age of the earth being only 6000 years old
Also the evidence is there for a local flood not a universal flood. I find it hard to believe that two kangaroos would hop all the way to my country (Australia) and not have offspring along the way. As well as the poor old Koala bear. Would have taken them years and no gum leaves on the way. There is an excellent discussion of the Flood issue on https://ncse.com/cej/4/1/impossible-voyage-noahs-ark Many evangelical scientists on biologos.org believe evolution was God's way of creation
G. G.May 17, 2017
John Csanki,
You've got to be kidding me? Your post is tongue in cheek, right? No one still believes that and I really do hope you are no serious!!! LOL
SteveMay 17, 2017
"The scriptures do not say how old the earth is, and the Church has taken no official stand on this question." Earth, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, see https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Earth. Until the Lord sees fit to reveal the mysteries of the creation, I believe we are free, as a provisional matter, to study and draw the best conclusions we can.
In addition to theories based on a literal reading of Genesis (six 24 hour periods or 6000 years), a number of other theories have been proposed that may be of interest to Latter-day Saints. See, e.g., https://betweenthetimes.com/index.php/2015/01/13/what-effect-did-the-fall-have-on-creation/. I am personally intrigued by the possibility that, just as the Atonement of Christ was retroactive in effect, the effects of the Fall of Adam may also have been retroactive. Interesting to ponder, especially taking into account that "all is as one day with God, and time only is measured unto men." Alma 40:8.
Don HoffmanMay 15, 2017
How do we discuss the fossils before the fall?
John CsankiMay 15, 2017
A remarkable find, but 110 million years old? I don't think so, when the Word of God in Genesis states that the earth is only about 6000 years old. So who will you believe, man or God? What I would expect from an atheistic publication like National Geographic. Nonetheless, a remarkably well preserved specimen of a creature that died in Noah's great Flood and became extinct, albeit only about 4000 years ago.
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Ric SeguraMay 19, 2017
It appears that some people have formed an opinion without actually reading the article. Or understanding of paleontology is equal to zero. The layers of earth that were dug through to find this fossil were not laid down in a few years.The fossil was encased in a VERY thick shell of stone. Also not something that happens over a few years. To John Csanki: You are expressing yourself about something you have no information, knowledge, education or training about. And relying your opinion on a book, written thousands of years after tha fact by people who had no information, knowledge, education or training about fossils, dinosaurs, or animals in general. Good luck with that.
PeterMay 18, 2017
I am honestly bemused by some of the comments here .people are of course entitled to their opinion ,but what is that makes some Latter Day Saints believe they mus hold to a fundamentalist evangelical Christian,view of the age of the earth .latter day Saint leaders since the last century have made it clear that the church has no official view on geological age or evolution ,though a number of general authorities have strongly supported the scientific consensus on both subjects as some have famously opposed it . the official position of the church since the early 1900s is definitely not that of fundamentalist Christianity .we have some very fine, faithful scientists working in most of the relevant disciplines ( eg.paleo botany ,paleontology ,evolutionary biology ,genetics ,etc and so on ).as I say bemused .what a wonderful story what a very exciting find .my son and I were delighted by the pictures and article
noelMay 17, 2017
Mr Csanki I am sure your fellow church members who teach in the biology and geology faculties would differ with as to the age of the earth being only 6000 years old Also the evidence is there for a local flood not a universal flood. I find it hard to believe that two kangaroos would hop all the way to my country (Australia) and not have offspring along the way. As well as the poor old Koala bear. Would have taken them years and no gum leaves on the way. There is an excellent discussion of the Flood issue on https://ncse.com/cej/4/1/impossible-voyage-noahs-ark Many evangelical scientists on biologos.org believe evolution was God's way of creation
G. G.May 17, 2017
John Csanki, You've got to be kidding me? Your post is tongue in cheek, right? No one still believes that and I really do hope you are no serious!!! LOL
SteveMay 17, 2017
"The scriptures do not say how old the earth is, and the Church has taken no official stand on this question." Earth, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, see https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Earth. Until the Lord sees fit to reveal the mysteries of the creation, I believe we are free, as a provisional matter, to study and draw the best conclusions we can. In addition to theories based on a literal reading of Genesis (six 24 hour periods or 6000 years), a number of other theories have been proposed that may be of interest to Latter-day Saints. See, e.g., https://betweenthetimes.com/index.php/2015/01/13/what-effect-did-the-fall-have-on-creation/. I am personally intrigued by the possibility that, just as the Atonement of Christ was retroactive in effect, the effects of the Fall of Adam may also have been retroactive. Interesting to ponder, especially taking into account that "all is as one day with God, and time only is measured unto men." Alma 40:8.
Don HoffmanMay 15, 2017
How do we discuss the fossils before the fall?
John CsankiMay 15, 2017
A remarkable find, but 110 million years old? I don't think so, when the Word of God in Genesis states that the earth is only about 6000 years old. So who will you believe, man or God? What I would expect from an atheistic publication like National Geographic. Nonetheless, a remarkably well preserved specimen of a creature that died in Noah's great Flood and became extinct, albeit only about 4000 years ago.
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