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“This is just one more example of protein material being preserved in fossils supposedly many millions of years old with no explanation of how this is possible. The more sensible conclusion is the fossils aren’t millions of years old.”  Admin

Scientists recently studying a collection of ancient shells were surprised to find not only no evidence of evolution in the specimens, but also clear evidence of protein-rich materials that normally cannot survive millions of years.

According to a recent article published in the European Association of Geochemistry’s Geochemical Perspective Letters, researchers analyzed shells found along the coast of Maryland. The shells, which belong to the genus Ecphora and are believed to be several million years old, were subjected to a variety of testing techniques.

The scientists’ research yielded some surprising findings. Despite the purported ancient ages of the shells, the specimens were rich with well-preserved proteins that had somehow escaped decay. The researchers described this discovery as “remarkable,” because proteins usually cannot survive long eons of time without decomposing.

“Results from several analytical techniques are all consistent with the remarkable preservation of protein-rich, polymeric shell-binding material and associated pigments in specimens as old as 18 [million years],” the scientists wrote. “Four lines of evidence support this conclusion.”

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