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* [http://news.discovery.com/animals/car-sized-turtle-found-in-colombian-coal-mine.html Car-sized Turtle Found in Colombian Coal Mine] Remains of an enormous turtle, which was the size of a Smart Car, have been unearthed in a Colombian coal mine. ''DiscoveryNews'', May 18, 2012. | * [http://news.discovery.com/animals/car-sized-turtle-found-in-colombian-coal-mine.html Car-sized Turtle Found in Colombian Coal Mine] Remains of an enormous turtle, which was the size of a Smart Car, have been unearthed in a Colombian coal mine. ''DiscoveryNews'', May 18, 2012. | ||
* [http://news.discovery.com/animals/giant-whale-fossil.html Giant Whale-Eating Whale Found] The skull of the 12–13 million-year-old sperm whale fossil found off the coast of Peru measures an astounding 10 feet long. ''DiscoveryNews'', Jun 30, 2010. | * [http://news.discovery.com/animals/giant-whale-fossil.html Giant Whale-Eating Whale Found] The skull of the 12–13 million-year-old sperm whale fossil found off the coast of Peru measures an astounding 10 feet long. ''DiscoveryNews'', Jun 30, 2010. | ||
* The La-Brea Tar Pits<ref>http://www.creationengineeringconcepts.org/index.php?p=1_25_LA-BREA-TAR-PITS-PHOTOS</ref> in California have yielded massive skeletons from pre-Flood times. Lions and the saber-toothed cat<ref>http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_biggest_prehistoric_cat_ever?classic=true</ref> are noted to have monstrous sizes but weak jaws. Both of these are predicted from the Creation model since pre-Flood animals were not natural predators and did not eat meat {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=1|verses=30}} so strong jaws would be irrelevant. Predation and carnivory were only in full swing after the Flood {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=9|verses=3}}. Some have noted that dinosaurs have been found with teeth of other dinosaurs in their bones, indicating an attack. The Bible is clear about the corruption of all flesh just prior to the Flood, so we might expect animals to turn violent, escalating the violence on the earth to untenable levels. However, that these dinosaurs survived the attack could also mean that the attacking dinosaur only intended to defend and not kill. Either way, we cannot manufacture context from simple teeth-in-bone. | * The La-Brea Tar Pits<ref>http://www.creationengineeringconcepts.org/index.php?p=1_25_LA-BREA-TAR-PITS-PHOTOS</ref> in California have yielded massive skeletons from pre-Flood times. Lions and the saber-toothed cat<ref>http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_biggest_prehistoric_cat_ever?classic=true</ref> are noted to have monstrous sizes but weak jaws. Both of these are predicted from the Creation model since pre-Flood animals were not natural predators and did not eat meat {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=1|verses=30}} so strong jaws would be irrelevant. Predation and carnivory were only in full swing after the Flood {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=9|verses=3}}. Some have noted that dinosaurs have been found with teeth of other dinosaurs in their bones, indicating an attack. The Bible is clear about the corruption of all flesh just prior to the Flood, so we might expect animals to turn violent, escalating the violence on the earth to untenable levels. However, that these dinosaurs survived the attack could also mean that the attacking dinosaur only intended to defend and not kill. Either way, we cannot manufacture context from simple teeth-in-bone.Actually, there is a hint in the Bible that there was pre-Flood carnivory, although I won’t be dogmatic about it. That is, when Cain was enraged that God (YHWH) rejected his sacrifice, God counseled him that “sin is crouching at the door”{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=4|verses=7.b}} . God pictures sin as ‘crouching’, but this means ‘ready to spring forth’. The same imagery is used in {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap49|verses=9}} , “he crouched as a lion”. Indeed, in Genesis {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=4|verses=7}} , the verb rōbets (רבץ) is masculine to agree with the implied wild beast, not feminine to agree with ‘sin’. So sin is like a lion waiting to pounce on Cain and consume <ref>[://creation.com/animal-carnivory-began-at-fall When did animals become carnivorous? ]</ref> | ||
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