>  >  >Lamp shells were living fossils, dating back 600 million years, Mr
>>   >Carter said.
>>
>>   Living fossils? What an ignorant statement. Only two of these are
>>   "living fossils"; the others have no fossil record.
>
>Not to mention that the oldest brachiopods are about 540 million.
>Marine reserves are a good idea, but popular-level science is often
>a bit inaccurate.

Yes... incorrect (often seriously) as well as dumbed-down (often
beyond the point of uselessness).
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
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