Cuffey 2 - Transitional Fossils

Cuffey 2 - Transitional Fossils:

"The real test for evolution rests in the fossil record (R. Cuffey, 1984, 1999; Glenister & Witzke, 1983). Because evolution is descent with modification, the rock record should contain fossils that illustrate how the morphology was modified. Moreover, these fossils should be found in a geochronologic succession. Such fossils that are morphologically and geochronologically intermediate between two taxa are termed transitional fossils (R. Cuffey, 1984, p. 256, 1999)."