History of Evolutionary Thought Scientists

James Hutton

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Uniformitarianism. Earth is shaped by the same geological forces that have taken over long periods of time.

Babies being born faster than people are dying.

Theory of inheritence of acquired traits.

If organisms use a particular organ, they would become better or more complex and these traits could be passed down to their offspring.

Discredited theory of inheritence. Documented extinctions. Theory of catastrophism.

Agreed with Hutton about Uniformitarionism due to fossil record.

Went on a 5 year trip around the world. Where he developed the theory of natural selection. Survival of the fittest.

Worked with Darwin. Found natural selection based on his studies of the distribution of plants and animals

Charles Darwin's grandfather. Evolutionist.