Not that I need any convincing for myself about the truth of evolution, but there was recently an article at the BBC about a fossil snake found with two vestigial legs.
It seems snakes evolved from more "normal" four legged reptiles, and then following evolution, lost the legs slowly over the course of millions of years. I think (I could be wrong) you can even see some species of snakes alive today with the remnants of legs.
In the very, very loosely reminiscent words of Carl Sagan, "science and reality are far more amazing than fiction!"
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http://kaweahoaks.com/html/lizard_legless.htm
Crappy link but legless lizards are still around today. It's amazing that there are times when its an advantage (or at least no evolutionary pressure) to not have legs.
That's great Don. Heh, those legless lizards, they can slither into (or out of) any situation!
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