Even this last statement presents some problems. First, MOM later fails to present any evidence that Atlantis was ever in Antarctica. Finally the claim by MOM that woolly mammoths were frozen so quickly that its last meal of buttercups remained fresh in its stomach is nothing more than folklore lacking any basis in fact. To repeat ideas presented by Mr. Darby South in a past talk.origins post of his, the presence of well preserved plant remains associated with mammoths and mastodons has little to do with quick freezing. Very well preserved gut contents have been found even with skeletal remains without any freezing.
Plant remains are so durable that flash-freezing is unnecessary for their preservation.
In the example of the Ohio mastodon, the plant remains that once occupied the gut survived long after the remainder of the mastodon had decayed because of the water- logged, anaerobic environment in which they were buried. In this and other cases it is clearly evident that quick freezing is unnecessary for the preservation of plant material. The Oronteus Finaeus Map of 1532 fails both to show either a completely or partially ice-free Antarctica and demonstrate the existence of ancient civilizations with advanced cartographic technology. Also, the preservation of buttercups fails as proof for sudden climatic change. The Ohio Journal of Science, vol.