Originally posted by midnight Target
Silly Mini.
Water to Land - Absurdly obvious. We still have existant transitional species that perform the miracle of "amphibiousness" while still remaining "fishy". One example off the top of my head is the Mudskipper of the Southern US. Natural slection would favor an animal that could move further from pond to pond during dry seasons or climactic changes. No need to make up anything. It is right in front of us.
Land to Flight - Tired of typing now... go HERE Explanations and references.
LOL! read that link yourself MT. The words "probable", "likely" and "could have" are quite predominate.
And you're right... Natural selection would favor an animal that could move farther from pond to pond... it's a wonder more haven't survived as compared to the animals that can't move from the water nor from the land.
But fear not... those aren't really holes in the whole theory of evolution... nor even "survival of the fittest". It's just holes waiting to be filled, forcefully or not... by the wonders of science.
MiniD