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We know evolution happened not because of transitional fossils such as A. natans but because of the convergence of evidence from such diverse fields as geology, paleontology, biogeography, comparative anatomy and physiology, molecular biology, genetics, and many more.

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Michael Shermer
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 8
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Glendale
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