The hands and feet of a frog, lizard, squirrel and a monkey all
have five digits. Even the bone structure of birds and bats conforms
to this basic design. Evolutionists used the pentadactyl structure as
evidence for the claim that all these various species derived from a
common ancestor.
Today, however, even the evolutionists have accepted that pen-
tadactyl anatomy occurs in species of different groups, between
which no evolutionary link can be established. In two separate arti-
cles published in 1991 and 1996, evolutionary biologist M. Coates
points out that the pentadactyl phenomenon appears independent-
ly in both the anthracosaurs and the amphibians.
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This finding in-
dicates that the pentadactyl phenomenon does not constitute proof
of a common ancestor.
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Nowadays, even evolutionists ad-
mit that the pentadactyl character-
istic occurs in different groups
that share no evolutionary rela-
tionship. The limbs of a frog,
lizard, squirrel and a monkey are
all pentadactyl. Even the bone
structures of birds and bats con-
form to this basic design. As has
been seen, similarities between
living creatures constitute evi-
dence not of evolution, but of cre-
ation by common design.
