Claim CH561.3:
The order of fossils in the fossil record is explained by the animals' ability to escape the rising floodwaters. Slow animals, such as clams, are found low in the fossil record, while quicker animals, such as mammals and birds, appear higher.
化石記録における化石の順序は、増水する洪水から逃げる動物が能力によって説明できる。二枚貝のような遅い動物の化石は低い地層から見つかり、哺乳類や鳥類の化石は上層から見つかる。
Source:
Morris, Henry M., 1974. Scientific Creationism, Green Forest, AR: Master Books, p. 119.