The Chardin Collective

The Chardin Collective hosts a number of pieces contributed by our members from public, professional or refereed sources that focus on specific topics within creation-evolution dialogue. Our current work is displayed, along with previews of upcoming or ongoing research. Suggestions and requests to contribute are welcome through our contact page or the comments.

For 2025, our two primary research projects include:

• Developing a suite of simplified assessments related to creation-evolution topics for use by educators and religious leaders to gauge an individuals’ level of familiarity with/awareness of creation-evolution topics, designed to be useful to both pro-and-anti-evolutionary groups. They are published as they are completed, and are completely free to view, download and use, and can be accessed here.

• Updated research regarding renewed interest in the allegedly anomalistic paleontology of the Paluxy River in some young-Earth creationist circles, aiming to address new issues and tie up numerous loose ends left over from the last few decades. At the time of writing, we have responded to claims made by the Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation regarding a claimed out-of-place Carboniferous fossil in the river, created a comprehensive bibliography of research on the Paluxy River anomalies, and compiled an in-depth review of the various “paleo-anomalies” claimed to have come from the river.

These initiatives are more specific in scope and distinct from our ongoing projects that look at broader subjects within creation/evolution dialogue.

Current Research

2025

• Edmonds, N. J. (2025) Developing a Creation-Evolution Belief Spectrum Index. The Chardin Collective.

• Edmonds, N. J. (2025) Anomalistic Paleontology: A catalog of “paleo-anomalies” claimed to have been uncovered from the Paluxy River (Glen Rose, Texas). The Chardin Collective.

• Edmonds, N. J. (2025) Developing A Quick-Dialogue Evolution Acceptance and Rejection Index. The Chardin Collective.

• Edmonds, N. J. (2025) A legacy bibliography for the anomalistic paleontology of the Paluxy River (Glen Rose, Texas), 1939-2024. The Chardin Collective.

• Edmonds, N. J. (2025) Bivalve-produced Teredolites burrows in Paluxy River Cretaceous driftwood misidentified as Stigmaria fossil. The Chardin Collective.

• Edmonds, N. J. (2025) Developing a Young-Earth Creationism Belief-Strength Index (YEC-BSI). The Chardin Collective.

2023

• Edmonds, N. J. (2023) Analyzing the claims made by Joe Taylor and the Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum regarding the recovery of anomalous giant human remains dated between 1400 BCE and 1955 CE. SSRN Archaeology, 7(33).

Upcoming Research

Assessments

• A Creation-Evolution Knowledge and Attitude Index (CE-KAI)
• An Index for Scientific Literacy in Evolutionary Biology (I-SCEB)
• An Index for Creation Science Literacy (I-CSL)
• A Creation-Evolution Concepts Exposure Index (CE-CEI)

The Paluxy Papers

• Paleoenvironmental insights from the Paluxy River and the Glen Rose Formation: Assessing alternative models
• Anomalous Ichnology: A contemporary review and accounting of the claimed “human tracks” of the Paluxy River (Glen Rose, Texas)
• A technical review of Helfinstine & Roth’s 2007 Texas Tracks and Artifacts
• Critical review of Restoring Genesis’ 2013 Footprints in Stone: Forbidden History II documentary
• Critical review of Dan Olson’s 2025 Man Tracks YouTube documentary
• Critical assessment of Carl Baugh’s research quality
• Critical assessment of Aaron Judkins’ research quality
• The current state of the Paluxy River “Mantracks” in young-Earth creationist literature: A Review