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The Fossil Record
Living Fossils
Fossil Sorting
Dinosaur Fossils
Human Fossils
by
John Woodmorappe
Creation Research
Society Quarterly
Volume 18(4), March 1982
This table is a compilation of
over 200 published instances of anomalously occurring fossils.
At left is the kind of fossil(s) involved followed by the accepted
age of occurrence, the instance of anomalous occurrence, its
locality, and the reference. Instances were tabulated as separate
entries when they involved: 1) different fossils (usually), 2)
different "proper" ages, 3) different anomalous ages,
or 4) different geographical locations (different nations, provinces,
sedimentary basins, etc.) The instances entered under references
70, 73, 77, 78, 88, 100, and 150 are subaqueous occurrences (deep
marine) offshore marine, or lacustrine): most others involve
sedimentary lithologies on land. References 70, 17, 72, 82, 84,
89, 96, 147, 148, 153, and 160 are "downwash," "infiltration,"
or supposed "contamination." Most other entries are
.,reworking" of fossils into younger-age beds. A few of the
entries in this table are claimed by the cited authors to be
possible stratigraphic-range extensions rather than necessarily
"reworking". This table does not include fossils of
clearly secondary position (such as fossils within constituents
of conglomerates and the very many instances of Phanerozoic fossils
in Pleistocene glacial till).
Type of fossil
Proper age
Found in
Location
Reference
Foraminifers
Pleistocene
Tertiary
Atlantic Ocean
70
Pollen
Tertiary
Quaternary
Boikow, Poland
146
Pollen
Tertiary
Cretaceous
East Netherlands
147
Mammal bones
Tertiary (late)
Tertiary (early)
Kazakhstan, USSR
148
Algae (?)
Tertiary
Cretaceous
France
71
Foraminifers
Tertiary
Cretaceous
Nigeria
72
Nannoplankton
Tertiary (lower)
Tertiary (higher)
Tabcla, Syria
164
Spores
Tertiary (recent)
Permian
Southland, New Zealand
165
Spores
Tertiary
Pleistocene
North Caspia, USSR
166
Foraminifers
Tertiary
Cretaceous
North Italy
167
Pollen
Tertiary
Pleistocene
Yenisei, USSR
168
Palm wood
Tertiary
Jurassic
Utah, USA
169
Foraminifers
Tertiary (early)
Tertiary (medial)
Trinidad, West Indies
206
Foraminifers
Tertiary (early)
Tertiary (medial)
Victoria, Australia
207
Foraminifers
Tertiary (early)
Tertiary (medial)
Hungary
208
Nannoplankton
Tertiary (early)
Tertiary (medial)
Romania
209
Spores
Tertiary (early)
Jurassic
Louisiana-Texas, USA
210
Mammal bones
Tertiary (early)
Tertiary (medial)
Northeast Siberia, USSR
?
Foraminifers
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Ionian Sea
212
Foraminifers
Cretaceous
Tertiary
West Israel
213
Coccoliths
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Crimea, USSR
214
Spores
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Kazan, USSR
215
Pollen
Cretaceous
Tertiary
British Columbia, Canada
216
Pollen
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Arctic Canada
216
Pollen
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Fushun, China
216
Pollen
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Shandong, China
216
Pollen
Cretaceous
Tertiary
South Coastal China
216
Pollen
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Spit/bergen, Norway
217
Pollen
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Ural Mts., USSR
217
Pollen
Cretaceous
Tertiary
West Siberia, USSR
217
Dinoflagellate
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Australia
170
Nannoplankton
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Glogow, Poland
171
Foraminifers
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Alabama, USA
172
Nannoflora
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Zinda Pir, W. Pakistan
173
Pollen
Cretaceous
Pleistocene
Yenisei, USSR
168
Nannoflora
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Tang-E-Bijar, Iran
174
Foraminifers
Cretaceous
Jurassic
Scania, Sweden
175
Pollen
Cretaceous
Cambrian
Holy Cross Mts., Poland
176
Nannoplankton
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Ukraine, USSR
177
Pollen
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Utah, USA
149
Spores
Cretaceous
Pleistocene
Newfoundland, Canada
ISO
Spores
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Newfoundland, Canada
ISO
Pollen
Cretaceous
Tertiary
West Germany
151
Spores
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Czechosiovakia
152
Foraminifers
Cretaceous
Quaternary
Adelie Coast, Antarctica
73
Foraminifers
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Austria
74
Foraminifers
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Sweden
75
Nannoplankton
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Alps.Carpalhians, Europe
76
Nannofossils
Cretaceous
Tertiary
west, southwest Pacific
77
Foraminifers
Cretaceous
Pleistocene
Louisiana, USA
78
Pollen
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Venezuela
79
Pollen
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Wyoming, USA
79
Foraminifers
Cretaceous
Tertiary
California, USA
80
Foraminifers
Cretaceous
Pleistocene
Netherlands
81
Foraminifers
Cretaceous
Pleistocene
Utah, USA
81
Foraminifers
Cretaceous
Tertiary
England
75
Pollen
Jurassic
Permian
Sariz, Antalya, Turkey
82
Spores
Jurassic
Tertiary
Isle of Mull, Scotland
83
Spores
Jurassic
Precambrian
Ukraine. USSR
84
Coccoliths
Jurassic
Silurian
North Africa
153
Pollen
Jurassic
Tertiary
Utah, USA
149
Spores
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Newfoundland, Canada
ISO
Pollen
Jurassic
Tertiary
Newfoundland, Canada
ISO
Dinoflagellate
Jurassic
Cretaceous
California, USA
154
Dinoflagellate
Jurassic
Tertiary
California, USA
154
Spores
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Perth Basin, Australia
89
Spores
Jurassic
Triassic
Northeast Siberia, USSR
218
Pollen
Jurassic
Pleistocene
Yenisei, USSR
168
Spores
"Mesozoic"
Pleistocene
North Caspia, USSR
166
Spores
Jurassic
Permian
Northeast Siberia, USSR
218
Spores
Jurassic
Cambrian
Northeast Siberia, USSR
218
Spores
Triassic
Cretaceous
British Columbia, Canada
237
Spores
Triassic (and/or older)
Jurassic
Yukon, Canada
178
Spores
Triassic
Cretaceous
Alberta, Canada 219
219
Ostracodes
Triassic
Tertiary
Hungary
85
Spores
Triassic
Jurassic
Andoya, Norway
86
Conodonts
Triassic
Cretaceous
Ca