Sharks and Bony Fish

Sedimentary deposits containing sharks and bony fish can be assigned to the Mississippian because of how the evolution narrative, of development from primitive to advanced, overlays with the geological timescale.

Spread of Amphibians

Amphibians were buried in a swamp. Does that mean that amphibians were spreading? No, it doesn't, it means that amphibians lived in the swamp that got buried. It's popular science inductive doublespeak (SciPop).