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Dinosaurs and Biblical Creation Genesis 1:20-25
Dinosaurs and Biblical Creation
Genesis 1:20-25
Dinosaur National MonumentNear Vernal in Northeast Utah
Dinosaur National MonumentNear Vernal in Northeast Utah
Dinosaur National MonumentNear Vernal in Northeast Utah
Dinosaur National MonumentNear Vernal in Northeast Utah
Dinosaur National MonumentNear Vernal in Northeast Utah
o Over 1600 fossilized dinosaur bones buried in this fossil quarry
o One of many dinosaur graveyards found in the vast Morrison Formation in our Western Statesn Como Bluff & Howe Quarries in
Wyomingn Fruita and Dry Mesa Quarries in
Colorado
Modeled Replica of an Allosaurus
Cladogram for Reptilia
Dinosaur Family Tree
Are Dinosaurs Mentioned in the Bible?
o Exodus 20:11n The earth, the sea, and all that is in them
o Genesis 1:20-25n Waters abound with living creaturesn Great sea creaturesn Earth bring forth living creaturesn Cattle … and beast of the earth
Terms broad enough to include all kinds of living creatures,
including dinosaurs
Are Dinosaurs Mentioned in the Bible?
o Job 40:15-24 – Behemothn “Eats grass like an ox”n “Moves his tail like a cedar”n “Bones like beams of bronze”n “Ribs like bars of iron”n “First of the ways of God”
o Crocodile, Elephant, Hippopotamus ?
Are Dinosaurs Mentioned in the Bible?
o Job 40:15-24 – Behemothn “Eats grass like an ox”n “Moves his tail like a cedar”n “Bones like beams of bronze”n “Ribs like bars of iron”n “First of the ways of God”
oDinosaur ?
Are Dinosaurs Mentioned in the Bible?
o Job 41:1-34 – Leviathann Invulnerable to harpoon, spear,
sword, dart, javelinn Undersides like sharp potsherdsn No one would dare stir him upn Not able to conquer him
o Crocodile or Plesiosaur ?
Did Humans and Dinosaurs Co-Exist?
o Genesis 1:1 – 2:3 – The most natural interpretation implies thisn Created on the same dayn Use of the Hebrew word for “day” when
used with numbers (sixth day) and expressions like “evening and morning” in the rest of the Old Testament
n Exodus 20:11; 31:17
Did Humans and Dinosaurs Co-Exist?
o Genesis 1:1 – 2:3 n Other interpretations try to harmonize
the passage with external scientific evidences concerning long ages.o Gap Theoryo Day/Age Theoryo Non-Consecutive Day Theory
Typical Evolutionary Viewpoint Geologic Column
QuaternaryTertiary
CretaceousJurassicTriassicPermian
CarboniferousDevonianSilurian
OrdovicianCambrian
Ceno-
zoic
Meso-
zoic
Paleozoic
Geological Time Column Does Not Exist Anywhere on Earth
100
MIL
ES
“If a pile were to be made by using…each geologic age, it would be at least 100 miles high.”
Geology by von Engen & Castor
Cenozoic Era_____________________________________________Mesozoic Era_____________________________________________Paleozoic Era_____________________________________________Pre-Cambrian Era
Geological Time Column Does Not Exist Anywhere on Earth
100
MIL
ES
“If a pile were to be made by using…each geologic age, it would be at least 100 miles high.”
Geology byVon Engen & Castor
Cenozoic Era_____________________________________________Mesozoic Era_____________________________________________Paleozoic Era_____________________________________________Pre-Cambrian Era
Grand Canyon is only 1 1/2 miles deep
Geologic ColumnQuaternaryTertiary
CretaceousJurassicTriassicPermian
CarboniferousDevonianSilurian
OrdovicianCambrian
Ceno-
zoic
Meso-
zoic
Paleozoic
Geologic ColumnQuaternaryTertiary
CretaceousJurassicTriassicPermian
CarboniferousDevonianSilurian
OrdovicianCambrian
Ceno-
zoic
Meso-
zoic
Paleozoic
Not a fact,but an interpretation
of facts!
Notable Features ofthe Fossil Record
Filled with fossils which encapsulate information
Feature 1:
Notable Features ofthe Fossil Record
Filled with fossils which encapsulate informationEarly origin of the phyla
Feature 1:
Feature 2:
• Sudden appearance of a great variety of organisms in the Cambrian period
• All but one of the phyla present in the Cambrian!
• Major challenge for the evolutionary theory
Notable Features ofthe Fossil Record
Filled with fossils which encapsulate informationEarly origin of the phylaFossils are fully formed when they first appear. Lack of transitional forms
Feature 1:
Feature 2:Feature 3:
Dinosaur National MonumentNo intermediates leading up to these dinosaur fossils!
Notable Features ofthe Fossil Record
Filled with fossils which encapsulate informationEarly origin of the phylaFossils are fully formed when they first appearLack of transitional formsFossil stasis, sudden extinction
Feature 1:
Feature 2:Feature 3:
Feature 4:
Dinosaur National MonumentFossil graveyards testify to sudden catastrophes
Hell Creek FormationFamous “Mummified” Hadrosaur Named “Dakota”
Hell Creek FormationFamous “Mummified” Hadrosaur Named “Dakota”
Discovered in North Dakota in 2006 by an
amateur geologist
Over 90 % complete with 80 % of its skin intact!
35 feet long!!
Sudden burial70 Million years ago???
Over 230 Fossil Sites Around the WorldDinosaur Nests, Eggs & Embryos – Sudden Burial
Nest
Eggs
Eggs with
Embryos
Embryoup close
Did Humans and Dinosaurs Co-Exist?
o Dinosaur fossils could be much younger than evolutionists believe
o Historical Evidencen Dragon legends in every society
o Physical Evidencen Carvings and drawings accurately
depicting dinosaursn Dinosaur figurinesn Paluxy Riverbed ??
RADIOACTIVITY
Radioactive materialemits alpha-particles or
beta-particlesDecays or decomposesinto different elements
Radioactive Decay
Tells Time Like an Hourglass
TIME (Proper units) =ATOMS Uranium/Lead at the
BEGINNING
ATOMS Uranium/Lead NOW
Uranium
Lead
Radium,etc.
k ln
Radioactive Decay
Tells Time Like an Hourglass
TIME (Proper units) =ATOMS Uranium/Lead at the
BEGINNING
ATOMS Uranium/Lead NOW
Uranium
Lead
Radium,etc.
Do we know how much Uranium/Lead was present at the beginning?
k ln
Radioactive Decay
Tells Time Like an Hourglass
TIME (Proper units) =ATOMS Uranium/Lead at the
BEGINNING
ATOMS Uranium/Lead NOW
Uranium
Lead
Radium,etc.
Suppose the opening changed sizes at various rates
k ln
Radioactive Decay
Tells Time Like an Hourglass
TIME (Proper units) =ATOMS Uranium/Lead at the
BEGINNING
ATOMS Uranium/Lead NOW
Uranium
Lead
Radium,etc.
Suppose some Uranium was gained or lost in the system?
k ln
Radioactive Decay
Tells Time Like an Hourglass
TIME (Proper units) =ATOMS Uranium/Lead at the
BEGINNING
ATOMS Uranium/Lead NOW
Uranium
Lead
Radium,etc.
Suppose some Lead was gained or lost in the system?
k ln
cosmic radiation
nitrogen atoms
Ccarbon 14
Radioactive Dating of Fossils
o Carbon 14 Dating is not useful past about 30,000 years because of its relatively short half-life
o Completely fossilized samples cannot be dated by any radioactive methods
o Must date the igneous rock nearest the fossil using U/Pb or K/Ar Methods
