Alberta Creationist digs up 60 million year old fossils in Calgary Suburb

[driveway]

http://www.calgarysun.com/2015/05/27...nds-in-decades

You have to smile, when the greatest fossil discovery in recent Calgary history comes at the end of a backhoe operated by a man known as the greatest promoter of creationism in Alberta.

His name is Edgar Nernberg, and when he’s not sitting on the board of directors of Big Valley’s Creationist Museum or actively lobbying for the inclusion of creationism in Alberta’s school curriculum, Nernberg operates a backhoe in Calgary.

It was in the seat of that machine that Nernberg made the discovery being hailed by scientists in Alberta as one of the most important fossil finds in decades, helping to solve an evolutionary puzzle dating back 60 million years.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...burb-1.3090047

A school of fossilized fish estimated to be 60 million years old was discovered in the basement of a new development
in northwest Calgary.

University of Calgary paleontologist Darla Zelenitsky is calling the discovery very important.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/s...ind/?tid=sm_fb

Canadian Edgar Nernberg isn't into the whole evolution thing. In fact, he's on the board of directors of Big Valley’s Creation Science Museum, a place meant to rival local scientific institutions. Adhering to the most extreme form of religious creationism, the exhibits "prove" that the Earth is only around 6,000 years old, and that humans and dinosaurs co-existed.

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“No, it hasn’t changed my mind. We all have the same evidence, and it’s just a matter of how you interpret it,” Nernberg told the Calgary Sun. “There’s no dates stamped on these things."

(Sun Article again)

“The rocks under Calgary are about 60 million years old so they are younger than the rocks we find in Drumheller, where we find dinosaurs,” said Zelenitsky.

“It’s really uncommon, and these are complete fossil fish — and it’s not very often we come across complete fossils in the Calgary area. I only know of a couple of occurrences in the past few decades, actually.”

Not surprisingly, Nernberg says he’d love to get one of the fish for the Creation Museum collection, and he’s asked for a cast of what he’s calling the discovery of a lifetime.

“If I had my druthers, I’d want them in the (Creationist) museum. This is certainly the coolest thing I’ve found over the years,” said Nernberg.

[Five-hole]

Ha. God has a sense of irony. Er, wait.

[ernie]

"There's no dates stamped on these things."

Actually.....sigh nevermind.

[blueski]

Originally Posted by Five-hole

Ha. God has a sense of irony. Er, wait.

Well I'll give him credit for reporting it at least. But he's still a God darn idiot!

[Looch City]

Be respectful guys, God is just testing his faith.

[Thor]

I thought the devil put fossils there to test the faithful, or is 4000 years enough to fossilize like that??

[Ozy_Flame]

It's true. 4000 years ago there was oceans over this land that had fish. Noah sailed right over them.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Thor

I thought the devil put fossils there to test the faithful, or is 4000 years enough to fossilize like that??

It sure is!

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

It's true. 4000 years ago there was oceans over this land that had fish. Noah sailed right over them.

It's more like 6,000 years ago. Get your facts straight.

[troutman]

Edgar regularly writes letters to the Herald.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by troutman

Edgar regularly writes letters to the Herald.

What about? Is there enough godless evolutionist propaganda printed on a regular basis for him to complain about?

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

It's more like 6,000 years ago. Get your facts straight.

Don't like my factual estimates? Heathen.

[Thor]

Would love to read those!

[Locke]

Good times....good times...

[polak]

Isn't plowing a hoe against his religion?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by troutman

Edgar regularly writes letters to the Herald.

Looks like its the Sun's turn now.

[CroFlames]

Even the conservative Catholic Church believes in evolution.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by polak

Isn't plowing a hoe against his religion?

Not if you do right and wed her like you should if she is a good earner.

[DoubleF]

Yeesh, why can't we just focus on the fossil find instead of the fact the guy is a creationist? I don't like creationists as much as the next guy, but come on.

discovery being hailed by scientists in Alberta as one of the most important fossil finds in decades, helping to solve an evolutionary puzzle dating back 60 million years.

Is washed out by... actually, never mind. I'm not going to quote the above. Why bring more attention to something I deem dumber than the flat earth society?

I would like to know what that evolutionary puzzle is though.

[troutman]

This Is What Supercontinent Pangea Looks Like Mapped With Modern Borders

http://www.iflscience.com/environmen...e-looked-today