Floating forests (creationist hypothesis to explain coal)
Trace fossils - includes resources covering trace fossils such as dinosaur tracks found in coal
Claim CC361.1: Coal and oil can form quickly
Claim CD011.6: Ancient coal and oil are C-14 dated as only 50,000 years old
Brief responses in the Index to Creationist Claims in the TalkOrigins Archive.
Video in the How Creationism Taught Me Real Science series.
Could coal deposits be explained by a global flood?
Brief article in the TalkOrigins Archive.
Very brief article by Dave E. Matson on the Secular Web site. Also available in the TalkOrigins Archive.
Permian Pompeii Challenge Taken Up? ICR’s Brian Thomas Floats a Forest Hypothesis
Post by biologist R. Joel Duff on his Naturalis Historia blog.