[Wikipedia] David M. Raup was an American paleontologist at the University of Chicago. Raup studied the fossil record and the diversity of life on Earth. Raup contributed to the knowledge of extinction events along with his colleague Jack Sepkoski. They suggested that the extinction of dinosaurs 66 mya was part
![“I doubt if there is any single individual within the scientific community who could cope with the full range of [creationist] arguments without the help of an army of consultants in special fields.” quote by David M. Raup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/24c/david-m-raup-33751_argument_i-doubt-if-there-is-any-single-individua_592728.jpg)
![“In the beginning, there were bacteria… [A] nearly universal assumption is that all subsequent life descended from the original life form through a continuous chain of ancestor-descendant pairs. This assumption looks good because all living organisms share biochemical traits. It is conceivable, of…” quote by David M. Raup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d27/david-m-raup-33751_ancestor_in-the-beginning-there-were-bacteria-a-n_1413265.jpg)
![“There are about 250,000 different species of fossil plants and animals known . . In spite of this large quantity of information, it is but a tiny fraction of the diversity that [according to the theory] actually lived in the past. There are well over a million species living today and . . [it is]…” quote by David M. Raup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/37b/david-m-raup-33751_animal_there-are-about-250-000-different-specie_264230.jpg)
