. A critique of the theory of evolution. Evolution. 8 THEORY OF EVOLUTION The hand and the arm of man are similar to the hand and arm of the ape. We find the same plan in the forefoot of the rat, the ele- pliant, the horse and the opossum. We can identify the same parts in the forefoot of the lizard, the frog- (fig. 3), and even, though less. Fig. 3. IJinb skeletons of extinct and living animals, show- ing the homologous bones: 1, salamander; 2, frog; 3, turtle; 4, Aetosaurus; 5, Pleisiosaurus; (i. Ichthyosaurus; 7, Meso- saurus; 8, duck. (After Jordan and Kellogg.) certainly, in tlie pectoral
. A critique of the theory of evolution. Evolution. 8 THEORY OF EVOLUTION The hand and the arm of man are similar to the hand and arm of the ape. We find the same plan in the forefoot of the rat, the ele- pliant, the horse and the opossum. We can identify the same parts in the forefoot of the lizard, the frog- (fig. 3), and even, though less. Fig. 3. IJinb skeletons of extinct and living animals, show- ing the homologous bones: 1, salamander; 2, frog; 3, turtle; 4, Aetosaurus; 5, Pleisiosaurus; (i. Ichthyosaurus; 7, Meso- saurus; 8, duck. (After Jordan and Kellogg.) certainly, in tlie pectoral fins of fishes. Com- 2)arison does not end here. We find similarities in the skull and hack hones of these same ani- mals; in the hrain; in the digestive system; in the heart and hlood vessels; in the muscles. Kach of these systems is very complex, but. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Morgan, Thomas Hunt, 1866-; Princeton University. Louis Clark Vanuxem Foundation. Princeton University Press; [etc. ]
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