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2 billion year old fossils of multicellular life forms discovered

Posted on 6/22/14 at 11:12 pm
Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 6/22/14 at 11:12 pm
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The discovery in Gabon of more than 250 fossils in an excellent state of conservation has provided proof, for the first time, of the existence of multicellular organisms 2.1 billion years ago. This finding represents a major breakthrough: until now, the first complex life forms (made up of several cells) dated from around 600 million years ago. These new fossils, of various shapes and sizes, imply that the origin of organized life is a lot older than is generally admitted, thus challenging current knowledge on the beginning of life.
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
90205 posts
Posted on 6/22/14 at 11:14 pm to
Life, man...
Posted by Upperaltiger06
North Alabama
Member since Feb 2012
3955 posts
Posted on 6/22/14 at 11:16 pm to
Sounds like those damn scientologists have been right all along.
Posted by rebeloke
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 6/22/14 at 11:16 pm to
Mind over matter, if you don't mind it doesn't matter.
Posted by CT
Kate Upton's back
Member since Sep 2004
21054 posts
Posted on 6/22/14 at 11:17 pm to
Jesus put those there to trick us.

That silly Jesus.
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
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Posted on 6/22/14 at 11:19 pm to
Posted by SprintFun
Columbus, OH
Member since Dec 2007
45794 posts
Posted on 6/22/14 at 11:19 pm to
Praise jesus
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 6/22/14 at 11:29 pm to
Well it really puts a perspective on things though, doesn't it?
Posted by John McClane
Member since Apr 2010
36748 posts
Posted on 6/22/14 at 11:51 pm to
Pretty cool
Posted by DrSteveBrule
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 6/23/14 at 12:03 am to
quote:

The discovery in Gabon of more than 250 fossils in an excellent state of conservation has provided proof, for the first time, of the existence of multicellular organisms 2.1 billion years ago. This finding represents a major breakthrough: until now, the first complex life forms (made up of several cells) dated from around 600 million years ago. These new fossils, of various shapes and sizes, imply that the origin of organized life is a lot older than is generally admitted, thus challenging current knowledge on the beginning of life.


but but but how do you explain how the mankey turn into the humin?
Posted by skinny domino
sebr
Member since Feb 2007
14353 posts
Posted on 6/23/14 at 3:04 am to
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2 billion year old fossils of multicellular life forms discovered
no, no, no - big frank and his groupies didn't write the good book until about 4,000 to 6,000 years ago.
Posted by SparkyAvenger
MLB U
Member since Dec 2013
832 posts
Posted on 6/23/14 at 3:10 am to
I feel like watching Quest for Fire.
Posted by Guava Jelly
Bawston
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 6/23/14 at 6:28 am to
Well that's neat as hell
Posted by Rickety Cricket
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Member since Aug 2007
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Posted on 6/23/14 at 6:43 am to
Clearly placed there by Satan as a trap.
Posted by Old Money
Member since Sep 2012
36764 posts
Posted on 6/23/14 at 7:11 am to
Man, we really live such a short time
Posted by shawnlsu
Member since Nov 2011
23682 posts
Posted on 6/23/14 at 7:23 am to
They will release a statement in a few months saying admitting it was just a guess just like the last "proof of the big bang"
Posted by lurker124
Member since Apr 2006
3410 posts
Posted on 6/23/14 at 7:28 am to
So, this totally screws up the new atheist movement who rely so much on evolution...not only can they still not explain the origin of life, but their timeline is now shot to hell
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
67306 posts
Posted on 6/23/14 at 8:02 am to
That is insane. That's a discovery of multicellular life prior to when many biologists and geologists believed life itself had begun. This is truly groundbreaking and will completely re-write historical geology textbooks as well as completely change our understanding of the origins of life on earth. No biggie
Posted by SwaggerCopter
H TINE HOL IT DINE
Member since Dec 2012
27233 posts
Posted on 6/23/14 at 8:52 am to
This article is from 2010.

I'm slightly confused why this isn't a huge deal.

Fake?
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
69468 posts
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:37 am to
I don't really believe in carbon dating as an accurate form of telling life. Since we don't really know the age of the carbon anyway.
I was told the earth isn't that old and I believe it.
It's my thought that these fossils and things were put here for us to test the plan of the creator.
But if we listen to the words written we know the earth cannot be that old.




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