How long does it take for a fossil to form?
The “limestone cowboy” story is often misrepresented as actual proof that long term fossilization is false, that it takes a matter of decades for bones to fossilize, therefore confirming the 6,000 year old universe story in Genesis. Fossils as we know them takes millions of years to form. The Human foot in the 50 year old boot shows no likeness to real fossilized bone, and when examined by a paleontologist, can be debunked pretty quick. Here is how: http://paleo.cc/paluxy/boot.htm The St. Helens eruption site is the same deal. Creationists use it to prove that the natural formations of the Earth could have formed in decades or by the flood in Genesis instead of millions of years. But again, the “fossilization” wasn’t actual fossilization, and Mt. St. Helens won’t simulate the same effects of a world wide flood, as said in this link: http://www.icr.org/article/3267/
