Are Horse Fossils Evidence for Evolution? (CT Scan, Episode 38)

The horse fossil record is one of the clearest examples of “evidence for evolution” known to science. At least, that’s what many museums and textbooks say. Is there more to the history of horses than many students are told? Let’s apply some key critical thinking checks to find out.

DIGGING DEEPER
Articles:
• Mitchell, E. (2015). Horse Ancestor Said to Have Evolved in India. https://answersingenesis.org/theory-of-evolution/horse-ancestor-said-to-have-evolved-in-india/
• Hastie, P. (1995). What’s Happened to the Horse? https://answersingenesis.org/evidence-against-evolution/whats-happened-to-the-horse/
• “Horse Evolution Mix-up.” (2009) https://answersingenesis.org/theory-of-evolution/evidence/horse-evolution-mix-up/
• Mitchel, E. (2013). A Horse Is a Horse, of Course, of Course. https://answersingenesis.org/creation-science/baraminology/a-horse-is-a-horse-of-course-of-course/
Book:
• Rivera, J. H. (2019) A Horse Will Always Be a Horse, of Course! In Ham, K. & Hodge, B. (Eds.) Glasshouse: Shattering the Myth of Evolution (pp.190-202). Master Books. https://answersingenesis.ca/store/product/glass-house/

CITED REFERENCES
• MacDonald & Vaughn (2016). Judging scientific theories: Evolution versus creationism. In, The power of critical thinking (4th Canadian ed., p. 409). Don Mills, Ontario, Canada: Oxford University Press.
• MacFadden, B. J., Oviedo, L. H., Seymour, G. M., & Ellis, S. (2012). Fossil horses, orthogenesis, and communicating evolution in museums. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 5(1), 29-37.

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