Moab Man
The Moab Man (also called "
creationists as an argument for humans coexisting with dinosaurs. John Marwitt, an archaeologist and the field director for the Utah Archaeological Survey, examined the fossils and concluded that the fossils were probably only hundreds of years old, the result of burials of Native Americans.[1]
Debated fossil status and age
In the 1980s,
Unicerosaurus" (Armstrong, 1987, identified this fossil as belonging to a fish Xiphactinus).[2] Studies over the years had concluded that the fossil "human" footprints were actually "forms of elongate dinosaur tracks, while others were selectively highlighted erosional markings, and still others (on loose blocks) probable carvings."[3]
Later examination of the "Moab Man" skeletons indicate that they are unfossilized remains that were subject to an intrusive burial, and have been carbon dated to between 210 and 1450 years old (Berger and Protsch, 1989; Coulam and Schroedl, 1995).[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Kuban, Glen J. (2005). "'Moab Man' - 'Malachite Man'". paleo.cc.
- ^ Armstrong, John R. (1987). Creation/Evolution Newsletter 7 5:21
- ^ Kuban, G (1995). "On the Heels of Dinosaurs". TalkOrigins.org. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- Coulam, Nancy J.; Schroedl, Alan R. (1995). "The Keystone Azurite Mine in Southeastern Utah". Utah Archaeology. 8 (1): 1–12.
- Jim Brandon (1978). Weird America: A Guide to Places of Mystery in the United States. p. 221.
External links
- "Moab Man" - "Malachite Man" The Paluxy Dinosaur/"Man Track" Controversy
- Read about the "Malachite man" (Moab man) at www.bible.ca