Mom Says It's My Turn As The Dominant Species! The Permian Extinction And The Rise Of The Dinosaurs

[Relates (Roger A. Sawtelle)]

@paleomalacologist

The dinosaurs first appear in the mid to upper Triassic, but don’t take over as the clear dominant forms until the late Triassic extinctions (multiple pulses) wiped out most of the possible competitors.

@paleomalacologist David, there are two important questions here.

1. Why did the dinosaurs take over? You say and I agree that they took over because they were better adapted to the environment of that time. This is very different from survival of the fittest which says that species survive because of their conflict with each other.

2. Why is there a succession of environmental changes and extinctions that have marked the natural history of the earth as we know it? This indicates a plan whereby the Creator of the universe setup a process whereby God was able to create an observer who is able to appreciate the structure of the universe.

We need to discuss these questions more.