EARTH SCIENCE
PALEONTOLOGY
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In Medieval times, scholars believed them to be demons encased inside stone
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During the Middle Ages, they believed them to be remains left behind from God’s first creations
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Indian philosophers thought them to be the remains of a sub species of ancient elephants.
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Chinese philosophers believed them to be evidence of dragons.
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Detailed explanation-1: -It is based on the Law of Superposition which states that in undisturbed rock sequences the bottom layers are older than the top layers. Therefore, some discovered fossils are able to be dated according to the strata, a distinct layer of rock, that they are found in.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Paleontological Society Position Statement: Evolution. Evolution is both a scientific fact and a scientific theory. Evolution is a fact in the sense that life has changed through time. In nature today, the characteristics of species are changing, and new species are arising.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ancient people may have discovered dinosaur fossils and understandably misinterpreted them as the remains of dragons. Chang Qu, a Chinese historian from the 4th century B.C., mislabeled such a fossil in what is now Sichuan Province.
Detailed explanation-4: -A scientist who studies fossils (paleo = ancient, onto = being, ology = study of; study of ancient beings).